ATM Modernization

FAA Funds ADS-B For JetBlue A320s 

JetBlue Airways will equip up to 35 Airbus A320s with ADS-B capability, including the ACSS SafeRoute suite of ADS-B applications, in a demonstration funded with $4.2 million from FAA. The so-called partnership…

Business & GA

Eurocopter Opens North Sea Facility

Eurocopter on Tuesday officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Center in Aberdeen, Scotland. The facility will be provide training, technical support and logistics facility in close proximity to helicopter operators who…

Embedded Avionics

Raytheon Awarded P-8A Radar Contract

Boeing has awarded Raytheon a low rate initial production contract to develop six long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon. Financial terms of the contract were…

Business & GA

ITT to Begin Production of AN/ALQ-211

ITT Corp. was awarded a follow-on $37 million contract for full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS), an integrated situational awareness and self-protection system to be installed…

Business & GA

Cobham to Supply EFIS for LAPD

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has selected Cobham to supply its Synthetic Vision Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) for its fleet of 19 Eurocopter and Bell helicopters. The LAPD rotorcraft will…

Business & GA

Mid-Continent Expands Repair Capabilities

Mid-Continent Instruments, based in Wichita, Kan., announced Monday that it is expanding its weather radar capabilities, including calibration, overhaul, repair and exchange. The company said it is "aggressively growing" its avionics repair…

ATM Modernization

Editor’s Note: Tracking TCAS

The holiday season tends to be a quiet one at the office, straining the skills of the constant newsgatherer. But over the transom this time came a significant piece of news regarding…

ATM Modernization

People

Gulfstream Appointments Gulfstream Aerospace, of Savannah, Ga., promoted L.D. Buerger to director, G650 Initial Phase Operations. In this role, Buerger is accountable for initial phase manufacturing, manufacturing engineering and planning, industrial engineering…