Business & GAHoneywell KFD 840 Gets FAA Approval Honeywell received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for its KFD 840 Primary Flight Display for piston-powered aircraft. Honeywell said it anticipates customer deliveries will begin next month. The KFD 840 replaces…
CommercialMexicana Airlines Installs Panasonic Systems Panasonic Avionics, based in Lake Forest, Calif., announced it had supplied Mexicana Airlines with Digital Multiplexed Passenger Entertainment System (DMPES) for retrofit to its single aisle fleet. The airline installed the system on 39…
Business & GARaytheon Awarded Helicopter Sensor Contract Raytheon was awarded a $13 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop additional sensor prototypes for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System (ADAS), which gives helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness. The award…
CommercialLumexis, EMS Formation in IFE Deal Lumexis Corp., based in Costa Mesa, Calif., announced a deal with EMS Formation under which EMS will design and manufacture the Server Swtich Unit (SSU) optical video/application server for the Lumexis FTTS (Fiber-To-The-Screen) in-flight…
CommercialSaudi Arabian Airlines Selects OnAir Saudi Arabian Airlines will install OnAir's full SwiftBroadband Mobile OnAir and WiFi Internet OnAir inflight passenger communications services on its fleet of Airbus A330s flying international routes. Saudi Arabian Airlines are expecting…
CommercialCondor Berlin to Use Rockwell Collins System German airline Condor Berlin is adding Rockwell Collins in-flight information products to its fleet of Airbus A320s. The upgrades, which will occur between 2009 and 2011, include Rockwell Collins Airshow 4200 moving map and…
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.…
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