CommercialInsitu 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."…
Business & GAStar 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 & GANorthrop 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 & GAAMF 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 & GAAmapola 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 ModernizationAir 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…
MilitaryBoeing to Begin LRIP of P-8A Poseidon Boeing received a $1.6 billion contract from the U.S. Navy for low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The LRIP 1 contract is for six P-8A aircraft, spares, logistics and…
CommercialGE, AVIC Form Avionics Joint Venture GE Aviation and Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) on Friday formed a 50/50 joint venture company, GE-AVIC Civil Avionics Systems Company Ltd., to develop and market integrated avionic systems for new…