Business & GA

New President at Esterline CMC

Gregory Yeldon was named president of Esterline CMC Electronics, a job he's had on an interim basis since November. Parent company Esterline Corp. made the announcement Wednesday. Yeldon has more than 23 years…

Military

Hypertonics Connector On Global Hawk UAS

Hypertronics Corp., a Smiths Interconnect business based in Hudson, Mass., will provide its KA electrical connectors to Northrop Grumman for the Global Hawk UAS. The connector will be used in the braking and master…

Commercial

CSC to Provide ATC Simulators to Universities

CSC, based in Falls Church, Va., was selected to provide its NexSim Radar and Tower air traffic control simulation training systems to four universities. The company said it will provide a total of 32 NexSim…

Commercial

Libyan Airlines Selects OnAir

OnAir, a joint venture of Airbus and SITA based in Geneva, announced a deal with Libyan Airlines to install its Mobile OnAir in-flight passenger communications services on Libyan Airlines’ new fleet of…

Business & GA

New Avionics Company Formed

Two former executives at Matrix Aviation have formed a new avionics company, called Format Aerospace, based in Wichita, Kan. The new company will purchase, sell and exchange avionics, instrumentation and rotable components for business…

Commercial

Barco, Monitor Soft Form Partnership

Barco of Belgium announced a partnership with Monitor Soft, a Zhukovsky, Russia-based aerospace company, to provide cockpit mission systems for the Russian market. The companies announced the deal at this week's Moscow…

Military

Boeing B-1 Gets Data Link Upgrade

Boeing on July 29 completed the first flight of a B-1 bomber upgraded with the Fully Integrated Data Link (FIDL). The upgrade includes new processors, color displays and communications architecture. The U.S.…

ATM Modernization

FAA, NATCA Reach Labor Agreement

FAA and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), on Thursday reached a labor agreement, following what the agency described as a "challenging" mediation process. FAA said the joint decision to…