Military

Elbit Systems Awarded Helmet Display Contract

Elbit Systems of America was awarded a $8.2 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to supply its Helmet Display and Tracker System (HDTS) for the AH-1W Attack Helicopter. The contract covers the…

Commercial

Cimber Sterling Signs with Lufthansa Systems

Danish airline Cimber Sterling will use Lufthansa Systems’ navigation charts (Lido/RouteManual) and Lido/TakeOff for take-off performance analysis under terms of a five-year contract announced Monday. Lido/TakeOff calculates the optimal take-off data while…

Business & GA

Cobham's HeliSAS System Receives TSO

Cobham, of Mineral Wells, Texas, received FAA technical standard order (TSO) certification for its HeliSAS Stability Augmentation System and Autopilot. Cobham received a FAA supplemental type certification for HeliSAS use in a Robinson R44…

Commercial

Horizon Air First Airline to Fly WAAS Approaches

Seattle-based Horizon Air said it became the first scheduled passenger carrier to operate revenue flights using GPS Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) approach procedures.   Equipped with dual Universal Avionics UNS-1Ew flight…

Commercial

Afriqiyah Airways Selects OnAir

Libyan airline Afriqiyah Airways will install OnAir's in-flight connectivity on its fleet of Airbus long- and short-range fleets. OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and SITA, said this is the first time an…

Military

MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV in Army Demo

Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System, designated P7, successfully demonstrated interoperability with the Army's One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.. Northrop Grumman said the demonstration,…

Commercial

SEA Acquires Global Aerospace Consulting

Southeast Aerospace (SEA), of Melbourne, Fla., an avionics distributor, MRO facility with PMA manufacturing capability, announced plans to acquire Global Aerospace Consulting, a systems design, integration, certification and technical publication company. Terms…

Business & GA

Goodrich Signs HUMS MOU With Sikorsky

Helicopter Support Inc., the support and distribution company of Sikorsky, on Tuesday with Goodrich Corp., of Charlotte, N.C., to jointly promote a health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for the global rotorcraft market. The…