Military

BAE Team to Bid for T-X Program

BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman have formed a strategic partnership to compete in the U.S. Air Force’s “T-X” program for the replacement of the aging T-38 trainer with BAE Systems’ Hawk Advanced…

Commercial

Emirates Selects Rockwell Collins Moving Map

Dubai-based Emirates Airline has selected Rockwell Collins Airshow 4200D 3D Moving Map system for more than 140 aircraft, including 62 new wide-body Airbus and Boeing aircraft currently being delivered. “The magnitude of…

Business & GA

Astronautics EFB Flies on 747-8 Freighter

The Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), with hardware provided by Astronautics Corporation of American, was flown on the freighter version of the 747-8, The freighter version of the Boeing 747-8, which includes…

Embedded Avionics

BAE to Provide KC-46A Control Panel

Boeing selected BAE Systems to provide its Interior Control Panel for the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A tanker, the companies said Tuesday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The touchscreen panel…

Commercial

Virgin America Adds IFE Technology Partner

Photo courtesy Virgin America Virgin America selected Lufthansa Systems’ BoardConnect platform as the technology partner for its Red in-flight entertainment system. The companies unveiled the new platform at this week's Airline Passenger…

ATM Modernization

NAS Stakeholders Look to NextGen Equipage

NEXA Capital Partners Founder Michael DymentPhoto/Aleksey Photography Trust, cooperation and collaboration among industry stakeholders, and among the varied programs, are key drivers to implementing the FAA's NextGen modernization program, according to panelists at…

Commercial

TAM Airlines Selects Panasonic IFE System

TAM Airlines selects the eX2  in-flight entertainment and connectivity system for linefit installation on 27 A350-900s. In addition, Panasonic also said the airline chose its eX2 IFEC solution for 8 new Boeing 777-300ER…

Editor's Note

Avionics for NextGen Kicks Off

Hundreds of aviation industry stakeholders are gathering Atlantic City, N.J., today to discuss implementation of the FAA's modernization plan at the Avionics for NextGen conference. Session topics include Collaborative ATM Technologies, SWIM,…