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…

Military

Rockwell Collins, Mesaba Ink Deal

Mesaba Airlines, a Northwest/Delta operator, selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics service and support for its fleet of 41 CRJ900 and 19 CRJ200 aircraft, the companies announced Thursday. Under a 16-year Dispatch…

Commercial

CanJet Signs With Delta TechOps

Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division, Delta TechOps, on Thursday announced it had finalized a four-year, $7 million contract with Canadian charter airline, CanJet. The agreement includes comprehensive component and inventory logistics support for…

Military

Hawker Beechcraft Wins Air Force Pact

Hawker Beechcraft Corp., based in Wichita, Kan. was awarded a $170.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. Under terms of the contract, the company will provide seven T-6A, Texan II training…

Business & GA

West Star Completes Aircell Install

West Star Aviation’s East Alton, Ill., facility completed the installation of an in-flight Web system from Aircell, Broomfield, Colo., on the Cessna Citation 650 and the Dassault Falcon 50 aircraft. The Aircell High…