CommercialDelta TechOps Expands Sun Country Agreement Delta TechOps expanded its maintenance contract with Sun Country Airlines, based in St. Paul, Minn., with agreements to provide auxiliary power unit (APU) and component maintenance services. As part of one…
MilitaryCurtiss-Wright Controls Signs BAMS Contract Curtiss-Wright Controls, based in Charlotte, N.C., signed a $25 million contract with Northrop Grumman to provide the Advanced Mission Management System (AMMS) for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Awarded Radar Contract Lockheed Martin received a low-rate initial production, $171.8 million contract from Northrop Grumman for four AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) radar systems and spare parts. The radar systems will be integrated into…
MilitaryBAE to Provide Mission Computers for P-8Is BAE Systems is developing the mission computer system suite for the Indian navy's P-8Is, a variant of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon. Developed by a Boeing-led team, the P-8I is a multi-mission…
CommercialIsrair Airlines Selects Panasonic IFE Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., said Tuesday that Israeli airline Israir Airlines selected its in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems for three Airbus A320 narrow-bodies. The first aircraft is equipped with the Panasonic Digital…
ATM ModernizationADS-B Equipment Rule Postponed To May 0 0 0 The FAA rule establishing performance requirements for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics, expected to be issued in April, has been postponed until mid-May to complete the federal government review…
MilitaryAt Last, The A400 It was 10:07 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2009, when Airbus Military’s new A400M MSN 001 aircraft lifted off sprightly from Seville airport in Spain for its maiden flight, its nose headed mightily…
Business & GAProduct Focus: EFBs Manufacturers of electronic flight bags (EFB) are seeing demand beginning to grow again for their hardware solutions, as the FAA and a number of airlines and other operators participate in various demonstrations…