Business & GAPro Line Fusion Awarded Canada STC The Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system was granted certification from Transport Canada (TC) on Bombardier Aerospace’s Global Vision flight deck. This marks the first certification of Pro Line Fusion…
CommercialBarger: NextGen to Happen in Small Steps Implementing the technologies of the FAA’s NextGen isn’t going to be a “big bang,” but will happen in small, incremental steps, according to the chair of the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC). Dave…
CommercialNorthrop Grumman Tests Firebird Sensors Photo courtesy Northrop Grumman The Northrop Grumman Firebird intelligence-gathering air system successfully used three different high-definition video sensors and an electronics support payload all at the same time, according to Northrop Grumman. The…
CommercialThales Tests Landing of VTOL UAV Thales, along with its partner Boeing, tested the full automatic landing of a one-ton class Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) UAV, the company said Tuesday. The automatic landing was carried out…
Business & GAITT Awarded Navy Night Vision Contract ITT Corp. was awarded a $36.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply its AN/AVS-9 night vision image intensifier sets, the Department of Defense said Monday. The AN/AVS-9 system is a night vision…
CommercialHoneywell to Acquire EMS Technologies Honeywell on Tuesday said it will pay $491 million to acquire EMS Technologies, the parent company of EMS Aviation. The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011. “We believe…
ATM ModernizationSensis to Upgrade Frankfurt Multilateration System Fraport AG, the owner and manager of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), will upgrade its Sensis Corp. multilateration system to accommodate capacity expansion and growth at the airport. Sensis will upgrade the multilateration system,…
CommercialBAE Systems, Dassault Form UAS Partnership BAE Systems and Dassault Aviation on Thursday announced the formation of Telemos, a joint program to develop the next generation Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The two companies will…