Business & GAAnderson Air Selects EMS Aspire System Photo courtesy EMS Aviation Vancouver, British Columbia-based Anderson Air has selected the Aspire 200 LG airborne communications system from EMS Aviation for its Cessna Sovereign aircraft. Anderson Air operates the aircraft for a Canadian company.…
CommercialSensor-Equipped Global Hawk Completes Flight Photo courtesy Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman's RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed its first full system flight with the AN/ZPY-2 Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. The flight…
ATM ModernizationAirbus to Acquire Metron Airbus will pay an undisclosed sum to acquire Metron Aviation, of Dulles, Va., a provider of air traffic management products and services. The acqusition is expected to be completed later this year.…
CommercialRockwell Collins Awarded KC-10 Contract The U.S. Air Force awarded Rockwell Collins a $160 million contract to provide systems integration and avionics for the KC-10 Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Cockpit Modernization Program. Under terms of…
Business & GARockwell Collins Unveils PFD Rockwell Collins on Monday introduced a first touch-control primary flight displays for business jets and turboprop aircraft. The company, which made the announcement at this week's Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., said…
CommercialTAM Airlines Extends OnAir Agreement Airbus and SITA joint venture OnAir said Monday it has extended its agreement with Brazilian airline TAM Airlines to install in-flight connectivity systems on its entire long-haul fleet. According to OnAir, the installations…
CommercialSRA Names New CEO SRA International, based in Fairfax, Va., named William L. Ballhaus CEO and a member of its board of directors. He replaces Stanton D. Sloane who is leaving SRA to pursue other opportunities. Previously, Ballhaus…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Demos JTRS for Navy Lockheed Martin said Tuesday it performed its first successful Joint Tactical Radio network demonstration for the U.S. Navy, transmitting Internet-Protocol enabled data and video communications Using a Joint Tactical Pre-Engineering Development Model…