MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Awarded RQ-4 Contract The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $302.9 million contract for five RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Under the contract, the company will build two Block 30 systems…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Provide Avionics for flydubai Rockwell Collins has been selected by Dubai low-cost airline flydubai to provide avionics and a data link communication system for its fleet of 54 next-generation Boeing 737s. The selected avionics includes the…
CommercialPanasonic Signs Contract with Etihad Airways Panasonic Avionics, of Lake Forest, Calif., signed an agreement with Etihad Airways for 10 B777-300ERs, 5 A330-300s and 2 A330-200s to be equipped with Panasonic’s eX2 in-flight entertainment and connectivity system. The agreement…
CommercialArrow Electronics Acquires A.E. Petsche Arrow Electronics, based in Melville, N.Y., announced plans Monday to acquire A.E. Petsche, a wire and cable manufacturer based in Arlington, Texas. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Arrow Electronics…
CommercialDubai Aerospace Selects Teledyne's FDIMU Dubai Aerospace selected the Flight Data Interface Management Unit (FDIMU) from Teledyne Controls, of El Segundo, Calif., as a standard option for DAE’s new fleet of 70 Airbus A320s. The unit will be used…
CommercialDAE Selects Rockwell Collins Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has selected Rockwell Collins communication, navigation and surveillance systems to be offered as baseline equipment for 70 of its Airbus A320s. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled from…
CommercialSmartLynx Choses CabinVu Security System Lativian charter airline SmartLynx has chosen AD Aerospace to supply its CabinVu Cockpit Door Monitoring System on its A320 aircraft. CabinVu provides pilots with a forward looking, clear and unobstructed view of…
CommercialPanasonic to Develop System for Emirates Panasonic Avionics Corp., of Lake Forest, Calif., is creating a new in-flight entertainment system for 37 Emirates aircraft, the company said. The new system is a X Series hybrid system designed to bring…