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Business & GA

Product Focus: In-Flight Entertainment

Airline customer surveys show that the number one in-flight entertainment (IFE) request from passengers is onboard connectivity that lets them use their own personal devices, such as iPods, BlackBerries and laptop computers.…

ATM Modernization

New Products

38999 Series Connector ITT Interconnect Solutions has developed a 38999 connector for both RF and signal contacts. Designated the 38999 Series, the connector supports up to 128 contacts, features EMI shielding and…

Military

Lockheed Martin Wins Air Force Pact

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $7.3 million modified contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide software and hardware updates as required for the F-16 avionics test station located at the 46th…

Military

Northrop Grumman Scores Navy Work

Northrop Grumman is being awarded a $98.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Expeditionary Litening Pods (LPOD) precision targeting and sensor system, upgrades to existing pods, and integration of LPODs. The contract…

Military

Editor’s Note: UAVs Unabated

What a mood swing. Nigh on three months ago, we soldiered through the Paris Air Show, calling out the few bright spots at an otherwise glum centennial event. Last month’s Unmanned Systems…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Alaska Airlines Pursues ‘Greener Skies’ Project At Seattle-Tacoma Airport Carrier Alaska Airlines and partners have launched a "greener skies" initiative at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, incorporating Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approaches and…

ATM Modernization

Sensis ADSE-X Operational at Newark

Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X) system from Sensis, based in Syracuse, N.Y., is now operational at Newark Liberty International Airport. ASDE-X, a runway incursion detection and alerting system, is now operational at 18…

Military

Lockheed Martin Test Bed Gets FAA OK

An intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) test bed from Lockheed Martin received an Experimental Air Worthiness Certificate from FAA. The company said its Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML), which is a reconfigured Gulfstream III business…