MilitaryRockwell Collins Awarded Army Pact Rockwell Collinswas awarded a $39.3 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide the common avionics architecture system (CAAS) hardware for a variety of airframes. The contract provides the CAAS in support of the…
CommercialRow 44 Unveils In-Flight Retail System Row 44, based in Westlake Village, Calif., announced the creation of an in-flight entertainment and retail "store," which will allow pasengers with WiFi-enabled devices to shop from a variety of retailers during the flight.…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Wins Air Force Pact Northrop Grumman was awarded a $153 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Litening G4 targeting and sensor systems and related equipment. Under the terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman…
CommercialWestWind Technologies Opens Center WestWind Technologies opened its Huntsville Aircraft Modification & Integration Center in Alabama in late September. The 62,000-square-foot facility provides engineering, manufacturing, electronics integration and structural modifications and can accommodate large fixed-wing (C-130s)…
CommercialCarlisle Acquires ECS Carlisle Companies Inc. on Thursday announced it had acquired ECS, Franklin, Wis., a manufacturer of wire and cable products, for an undisclosed price. ECS, which has annual sales of $50 million, will…
Business & GAVector Aerospace Granted STC Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America, based in Richmond, British Columbia, received FAA certification for the development of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for an Integrated Cockpit Display System for the Bell 407. The…
Business & GAEditor’s Note: The Business Case As we report in our preview of the 62nd National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention this month (page 22), organizers and exhibitors alike are bracing for a reduced event…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Honeywell Display Combines Synthetic Terrain, Enhanced Vision Honeywell Aerospace reports it is close to productionizing a combined synthetic vision, enhanced vision display that will support lower landing minima in a head-down display.…