CommercialIberia to Extend Lufthansa Data Contract Spanish airline Iberia will extend its contract with Lufthansa Systems for the Lido/Flight Management System (FMS) database for another five years. The Lido/FMS database from Lufthansa Systems contains route information including altitude and…
CommercialEuro Hawk Completes 30-Hour Flight Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed 30.3-hour flight over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., proving its long-range stamina, according to manufacturers Northrop Grumman and EADS Deutschland GmbH. The high-flying UAS took…
MilitaryNAVAIR Delivers AV-8B Trainer to Marines Naval Aviation Training Systems program upgraded and delivered an AV-8B Radar Night Attack Weapons Systems Trainer (RNAWST) to the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz., in September, the Navy said Wednesday.This is…
ATM ModernizationAerospace Industry Continues To Grow Despite a challenging economic environment, the United States aerospace industry will see record sales of $216.5 billion in 2010, its seventh straight year of growth, according to the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA).…
ATM ModernizationSensis WAM System Certified for North Sea Sensis Corp.'s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) deployment in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland has been certified for air traffic control by the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority, Sensis announced Monday.…
CommercialBecker Avionics Wins FAA Approval for DVCS Becker Avionics said Wednesday it was granted FAA production certification to manufacture the Digital Voice Communication System (DVCS) 6100 at its Miramar, Fla., facility. Production of system will begin immediately, the company said.…
CommercialElbit to Acquire M7 Aerospace Elbit Systems of America (ESA) on Wednesday said it paid $85 million to acquire M7 Aerospace, of San Antonio, in an all-cash transaction. "We are pleased to take this important step towards enhancing…
CommercialPanasonic Delivers IFE System to Air France Panasonic Avionics, of Lake Forest, Calif., has installed its eX2 in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) system on an Air France B777-300ER. This is the first of 11 new Air France B777s that will…