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…
CommercialARINC Tests VDL Mode 2 Frequency Management ARINC, of Annapolis, Md., demonstrated a Multi-Frequency Management (MFM) auto-tune capability for VDL Mode 2 (VHF Digital Link Mode 2) communications. During the tests in Q3 of 2010, which were performed with Boeing,…
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