ATM ModernizationPerspectives: Cooperation Following are excerpts of the keynote address by FAA Administrator J. Randolph Babbitt at the 2010 RTCA Spring Symposium, “Bringing NextGen Into Focus,” which was co-produced by Avionics Magazine, April 6 in…
CommercialHoneywell ADIRS Selects for A320, A380 Honeywell's Air Data Inertial Reference System (ADIRS) was has been selected as the standard inertial reference system for the Airbus A320, A330/A340 and A380 families, the company announced Friday. The ADIRS provides…
CommercialACSS Submits Transponder for TSO Approval ACSS is seeking FAA certification to make its XS-950 Air Transport Data Link (ATDL) Mode S Transponder DO-260B capable (TSO c166b), the company announced Tuesday. ACSS, a joint venture between L-3 Communications…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman in Netherlands ATC Contract Northrop Grumman's Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) for the nationwide upgrade and renewal…
MilitaryRaytheon Awarded Radar Contract Raytheon has received an $89.5 million contract award from the U.S. Navy for the continued production of its ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver. The contract includes systems and spares for the U.S.…
CommercialRockwell Collins Delivers 737 Simulator Rockwell Collins delivered its Edge 737 NG Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to the Pan Am International Flight Academy's North American training center in Miami, marking the U.S debut of the new system,…
MilitarySanswire, Global Telesat in UAV Contract Sanswire Corp., a UAV developer based in Aventura, Fla., said defense contractor Global Telesat Corp. (GTC) has agreed to purchase a 50 percent interest in one of its SkySat UAVs for $250,000, with…
CommercialJade Cargo to Use Lufthansa Nav Charts Chinese airline Jade Cargo International has signed a contract to equip its cockpit crews with Lufthansa Systems’ Lido/RouteManual, the companies said Monday. The airline will implement the navigation charts by this summer,…