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Insitu CEO to Retire

Insitu President and CEO Steven M. Sliwa announced he will retire from the company, effective April 1. The company has yet to name his successor, but said it expects to do so "soon."…

Commercial

Boeing Tests Ka-Band Satcom Antenna

Boeing on Thursday said it successfully conducted its first over-the-air ground test of a Ka-band satellite communications phased-array antenna system. The system will enable wideband SATCOM on aircraft, providing increased bandwidth for networking…

Business & GA

Jeppesen, Jet Airways in EFB Agreement

Indian carrier Jet Airways signed a five-year electronic flight bag (EFB) agreement with Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen, of Englewood, Colo., the companies said Thursday. The agreement provides Jeppesen systems for Jet Airways and its subsidiary…

Business & GA

Star Navigation, CMC to Create Data System

Star Navigation Systems Group, based in Toronto, signed a memorandum of agreement with Esterline CMC Electronics to create an integrated, turn-key aircraft data monitoring and reporting system for OEMs. The system is based…

Business & GA

Northrop Grumman to Provide MH-60 Testers

Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract to provide Specialized Test Equipment (STE) and related training support for the MH-60 Seahawk helicopter program at the U.S. Navy's Fleet Readiness Center Southwest. Northrop Grumman's…

Business & GA

AMF JTRS Completes Apache Demo

A Joint Tactical Radio Internet-Protocol (IP) communications network has successfully transmitted data and video to ground-based radios from its first airborne platform, Lockheed Martin said Tuesday. The Lockheed Martin-led Airborne & Maritime/Fixed…

Business & GA

Amapola to Use iPad as EFB

Swedish cargo carrier Amapola received approval from Swedish aviation regulators to use an Apple iPad as a Class 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) on its fleet of Fokker 50s turboprops. . Fokker Services,…

ATM Modernization

Air Arabia to Use Lufthansa Systems

Air Arabia will use Lufthansa Systems' Lido/Flight for flight planning, the companies announced Tuesday. According to Lufthansa, Lido/Flight calculates optimal flight routes based on various factors and can reduce fuel costs by up…