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…
CommercialCebu Pacific Air Selects Rockwell Collins Philippine airline Cebu Pacific Air has chosen Rockwell Collins to provide a suite of communication, navigation and surveillance systems as baseline equipment for its 15 new Airbus A320s and its five options.…
CommercialOnAir Selected for A350XWB OnAir will provide the in-flight communications system for the Airbus A350 XWB. OnAir, a joint venture of Airbus and SITA, said its system complies with the in-flight communications architecture (based on the ALNA V2…