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Business & GA

Flightstar Buys Assets of Bloomington Avionics

The Flightstar Corp., of Savoy, Ill., last week announced it paid an undisclosed sum for the assets of Bloomington Avionics, of Bloomington, Ill. The transfer was completed Dec. 29, 2011. The staff…

ATM Modernization

Datacomm Bidders Announce Their Teams

A program that will overhaul the way information is sent in the National Airspace System (NAS) is picking up steam, with a major contract under the Data Communications program set to be handed…

Business & GA

US Airways Selects Saab Sensis Aerobahn System

Saab Sensis was selected by US Airways to supply its Aerobahn airport surface management system for use at three of the airline's hubs — Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix. The system combines…

Military

Lockheed Martin to Acquire Procerus Technologies

Lockheed Martin on Wednesday announced plans to acquire Procerus Technologies, of Orem, Utah, a company specializing in autopilot and other avionics for micro unmanned aerial systems. The terms of the agreement were…

Business & GA

Air France Selects navAero EFB

NavAero will supply its tBagC22 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and display hardware for Air France's fleet of A320s, A330s, 340s and 747s, the company announced Monday. Dual networked installations of the navAero…

Business & GA

Thales, BA in Component Repair Pact

Thales and British Airways on Tuesday announced a new component repair agreement for in-flight entertainment and connectivity equipment. Initially the partnership will focus on British Airways’ repair work, but will expand to…

ATM Modernization

Saab Sensis Awarded FAA ASSC Contract

Saab Sensis, based in Syracuse, N.Y., was awarded a five-year contract for FAA's Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC) program. FAA has incrementally funded $5 million of the $54 million, five-year contract. In addition,…