Commercial

FAA Issues Directive on Cockpit Windows

FAA on Friday issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring operators of Boeing 757, 767 and 777s to inspect or replace certain flight deck windows. The AD is aimed at preventing smoke, fire or…

Business & GA

Aspen PFD Awarded FAA TSO

Aspen Avionics, of Albuquerque, N.M., was granted FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) Authorization for its Evolution EFD1000C3 Pro Primary Flight Display (PFD) for Class III aircraft. The TSO certifies that the PFD software meets the Level…

ATM Modernization

FAA, Georgia Tech Sign NextGen Contract

FAA has reached an agreement with Georgia Tech to research how the increased sophistication on the flight deck under the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will affect flight crewmembers and controllers,…

Commercial

EADS, TTTech Signed AFDX Contract

EADS and TTTech Computertechnik AG, of Austria, signed a licensing contract for the Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX) data network, the companies announced Wednesday. AFDX takes existing Ethernet physical layer technology and,…

Commercial

Cathay 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 & GA

CAE 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 Modernization

Nav 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 Modernization

Northrop 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…