ATM ModernizationRTCA To Form New NextGen Group FAA has asked standards organization RTCA to form a new advisory group of senior executives to focus on near- and mid-term implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The new…
MilitaryCurtiss-Wright Acquires Hybricon Corp. Curtiss-Wright Corp., based in Charlotte, N.C., will pay $19 million in cash to acquire Hybricon Corp., a Ayer, Mass.-based supplier of electronic packaging for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets, the companies…
CommercialJeppesen, South African Airways Sign Contract Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen and South African Airways have agreed to a three-year digital charting navigation, electronic flight bag (EFB) and document management service contract, the companies announced Wednesday. The contract also includes…
ATM ModernizationNorthrop Grumman Awarded FAA Contract Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year, $32 million contract from FAA to provide national maintenance services and logistic support of several FAA communications products and systems, including the Integrated Communications Switching System (ICSS),…
MilitaryNavy to Develop Airborne Computer Standards The Navy's Air Combat Electronics program office (PMA-209) is developing a new set of standards and processes for airborne computer systems, designed to establish an open, modular, partitioned and more flexible computing…
Business & GAGarmin Helicopter Display Awarded STC FAA awarded supplemental type certification (STC) to Garmin's G500H, an all-glass avionics system designed specifically for the VFR Part 27 helicopter market. The STC is for the Bell 206-series and Bell 407 helicopters. Garmin,…
MilitaryNavy Laser Detects, Tracks Maritime UAVs The Navy said a Detect-Thru-Engage laser successfully tracked, engaged and destroyed a threat representative Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) while in flight in an over-the-water scenario. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) said the…
CommercialEditor's Note: Financial Stewards In front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Dirksen Senate office building in early May, Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond (R-Missouri) modified an oft-used soundbite heard around Washington, D.C. the U.S. aerospace industry…