CommercialCathay Pacific Selects Panasonic IFE System Cathay Pacific Airways and Panasonic Avionics Corp., of Lake Forest, Calif., announced Tuesday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of full broadband connectivity on all Cathay Pacific and…
Business & GACAE Books $52 Million in Simulator Orders CAE, of Montreal, was awarded $52 million in contracts in training systems for Bombardier, ATR, Vietnam Airlines, and an undisclosed U.S.-based legacy airline. Bombardier purchased a CAE 7000 Series FFS to Bombardier…
ATM ModernizationNav Canada Acquires Searidge Nav Canada has acquired the majority interest in Searidge Technologies Inc., a Quebec-based provider of video systems to air traffic control and airport markets, the companies announced Thursday. Financial details of the…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman in UAV Refueling Contract Northrop Grumman was awarded a $33 million contract from DARPA to demonstrate aerial refueling of a NASA Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by a sister ship. The program will be designated…
CommercialLufthansa Systems Names New CEO Lufthansa Systems named Stefan Hansen its new CEO, succeeding Wolfgang F. W. Gohde, who has left the company, the company announced Thursday. Hansen has been with Lufthansa Systems since 1999, most recently heading…
CommercialEuro Hawk UAS Completes First Flight The Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS), an international configuration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk built by Northrop Grumman and EADS Defence & Security, completed its first flight June 29. It took…
Business & GAEditor's Note: A Layered Approach North Carolina may be the “First in Flight,” as its license plate attests, but it’s back in the pack when it comes to state-by-state aerospace employment. Recently, though, the Tar Heel state…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Publication Of ADS-B Out Performance Rule Starts The Clock Toward 2020 The FAA final rule establishing avionics performance requirements for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out capability by 2020 was announced May 27…