CommercialSwedish Army Selects Aerovironment UASs AeroVironment received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets Materielverk) on behalf of the Swedish Army. The order consists of…
Business & GAStandardAero Awarded STC for Honeywell EGPWS StandardAero has received a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for upgrading Mark V Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) computers with Honeywell’s Smart Runway and SmartLanding runway safety package for Falcon 50,…
CommercialThales Opens New IFE Center in London Thales said last week it has a new address at London Heathrow, closer to some of its airline customers, to provide services including turn-key maintenance, onboard services and repairs. It is also…
ATM ModernizationPanama Chooses Thales’s TopSky ATM System Thales was selected by the Civil Aviation Authority of Panama (AAC) to deploy air traffic management systems, including TopSky, for en route and approach segments of the country's airspace, the company said…
Business & GAeuroAtlantic airways Selects Navtech EFB App Navtech signed a multi-year agreement with euroAtlantic airways for provisioning aeronautical electronic charts for the iPad, in a Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB). Navtech iCharts is an application that brings Navtech…
ATM ModernizationNorway to Trial Sensis Remote ATC Tower Technology Saab and AVINOR, the Air Navigation Service Provider for Norway, have signed a contract to trial remotely operated air traffic service tower technology in Norway later this year. For this trial, AVINOR's…
Embedded AvionicsRockwell Collins Selected for DARPA SVS Contract The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Rockwell Collins to develop the synthetic vision avionics backbone for next generation helicopter operations under the Multi-Function Radio Frequency (MFRF) program. Rockwell Collins…
Business & GAEclipse Aerospace Begins Production of Eclipse 550 Eclipse Aerospace this week marked the beginning of initial production of its Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet, with deliveries expected to begin next year. Eclipse, based in Albuquerque, N.M., said it plans initial…
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