CommercialPanasonic Inks Deal with US Airways Panasonic Avionics, based in Lake Forest, Calif., announced a deal with US Airways under which the avionics company will install its eX2 in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) system on 15 Airbus A330-200s used on trans-Atlantic routes.…
Business & GAHoneywell Runway Safety Systems OKed Honeywell's SmartRunway and SmartLanding products received FAA technical standard order (TSO) approval, the company said Wednesday. The company said SmartRunway provides visual and aural alerts to pilots about runway and taxi locations and…
MilitaryEMS Defense Wins F-22 Contract EMS Defense & Space was awarded a $3.7 million contract from Lockheed Martin to develop an electronically steered, switched-beam antenna for the F-22 Multi-function Advanced Data Link (MADL) system upgrade. EMS currently…
Business & GAUniversal FMS OKed for Cessna Universal Avionics's UNS-1Espw Flight Management System (FMS) was certified for installation on the Cessna Citation 560 Excel and XLS aircraft. Cessna received a FAA amended Type Certificate (TC) for the dual UNS-1Espw…
CommercialBabbitt Stresses NextGen Urgency FAA Administrator J. Randolph Babbitt stressed commitment to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and an urgency to implement the recommendations from the RTCA Task Force. Additionally, Babbitt called on all members of the aviation community to…
CommercialRockwell Collins to Deploy S1000D Software Rockwell Collins will use a software program from PTC, of Needham, Mass., for its S1000D initiative, a campaign to improve efficiencies in creating, maintaining and delivering technical publications. The Arbortext system provides…
MilitaryBoeing C-130 AMP Simulator Ready for Use Boeing said Monday it delivered the U.S. Air Force's first simulator for the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) to Little Rock Air Force Base. The Weapon System Trainer passed government acceptance testing…
MilitaryL-3 Awarded UAV Contract L-3 Communications was awarded a contract worth up to $250 million from the U.S. Special Operations Command for the Expeditionary Unmanned Aircraft System. The one-year contract minimum is $5 million, and includes…