Business & GASafety Column: FAA Safety Analysis FAA is rewriting the book on accident prevention, and in the new year the aviation community will learn more about growth of the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing System (ASIAS). ASIAS…
ATM ModernizationADS-B Technologies Responds to FAA NextGen Space-Based Survey ADS-B Technologies, based in Anchorage, Alaska, has responded to a FAA market survey request to identify vendors that could provide a space-based automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B) service in oceanic and…
Business & GACAE King Air 350 Pro Line 21 Simulator Receives FAA Approval CAE received FAA Level D regulatory approval for its Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350 Pro Line 21 full-flight simulator (FFS). The simulator was installed at CAE SimuFlite, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas,…
Business & GARaytheon Awarded U.S. Air Force ADS-B Contract Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to integrate Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) capability into its suite of APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders to…
Business & GAGarmin Unveils Trainer App for GTN 750 Garmin released a trainer app for its GTN 750 GPS/Nav/Comm system for the iPad 2. This trainer, downloadable from the iTunes Store, simulates the behavior of the GTN 750 system interface and…
CommercialRaytheon Awarded Navy Sonar Contract Raytheon was awarded an $80.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide 25 AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) systems for the Royal Australian Navy's MH-60R helicopters. The AN/AQS-22 is…
MilitaryThales, Safran to Create Optronics Joint Venture Thales and Safran on Tuesday announced a Memorandum of Understanding to create an equally owned joint venture for optronics (electrooptical) systems and equipment, in particular for new defense systems. Through this joint venture…
Business & GALast G200 Rolls Off Production Line The last Gulfstream G200 business jet -- the 250th -- rolled off the production line in Dallas this week, making room for the new, large-cabin Gulfstream G280 scheduled to enter service in…