MilitaryThales Selected for Avionics Support on Rafale Thales on Wednesday announced it signed a 10-year contract with Dassault Aviation to provide maintenance support for avionics equipment on Rafale twin-engine fighter in service with the French armed forces. The Rafale…
CommercialnavAero Awarded STC for Class 2 EFB navAero, based in Chicago, was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the t•BagC22 Class 2 EFB STC. This STC, the 11th for the system, was awarded for the B727-100/200, navAero said. The B727 STC…
CommercialASG EFB Mount Awarded Patent Avionics Support Group (ASG), of Miami, was awarded a patent for its CF Mount, an electronic flight bag (EFB) mount for the frame of a moveable aircraft window, the company announced Tuesday. The patent…
MilitaryCMC Electronics Selected for T-6C Trainer Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) has received initial orders from Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) to supply its Cockpit 4000 integrated avionics suite for 24 T6-C trainer aircraft for the Royal Moroccan air force.…
MilitaryLAIRCM Begins Full Rate Production Northrop Grumman began full rate production of its Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) self-protection systems, following Pentagon authorization. The decision allows Naval Air Systems Command to continue procurement of Northrop Grumman's Department of Navy LAIRCM…
CommercialBoeing 747-8 Completes First Flight The Boeing 747-8 Freighter completed its 3 1/2-hour maiden flight Monday in Everett, Wash. During the flight, the airplane underwent tests for basic handling qualities and engine performance. The airplane reached a cruising altitude of 17,000 feet and…
CommercialGOL Airlines Selects Rockwell Collins Brazil's GOL Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide CMU-900 Communications Management Unit (CMU) for its fleet of Boeing 737NGs. In addition, Rockwell Collins said the aircraft will be equipped with its GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver…
CommercialPanasonic to Equip Turkish Airlines Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., and AeroMobile were selected by Turkish Airlines to supply the carrier with Panasonic’s eX2 In-Flight Entertainment and Global Communications Suite product. Panasonic’s eX2 and Global Communications Suite systems are…