Editor's Note

Boeing Buys S.C. 787 Production Facility

Boeing said Tuesday it will pay $580 million to acquire a Vought Aircraft Industries plant in North Charleston, S.C., where aft fuselage section of the 787 Dreamliner are constructed. After the transaction, Boeing said Vought…

Military

Lockheed Martin Awarded Navy Contract

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $441.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to definitize the previously awarded Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Air System Low Rate Initial Production Lot III advance acquisition contract. This…

Commercial

AeroMobile Gets OK for Sixth Aircraft Type

AeroMobile completed the certification of its onboard Web and phone system on the Boeing 777-300ER, its sixth aircraft type. AeroMobile, a joint venture between ARINC and Telenor, said its Avion system has been…

Military

Honeywell Wins Navy Contract

Honeywell was awarded a $26.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for the full-rate production of 498 Advanced Multi-Purpose Displays (AMPD) for Lot 33 F/A-18F and EA/-18G aircraft,…

Commercial

Spectralux ACARS Wins EASA OK

Spectralux Corp., based in Redmond, Wash., said its Dlink+ aircraft communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS) received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification on the Boeing 757.  Dlink+ FAA STC Approval was granted…

ATM Modernization

People

Jay LaFoy L-3 Avionics Systems, of Grand Rapids, Mich., named Jay LaFoy president of the company. LaFoy will oversee all aspects of the L-3 Avionics Systems business. LaFoy has more than 25…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

July 22-25 Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) Annual Convention, Savannah, Ga. Contact ALEA, phone 301-631-2406 or visit www.alea.org. 27-Aug. 2 EAA AirVenture 2009, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wis. Visit www.airventure.org. August 10-13…

Business & GA

Bigger, Faster, Safer, Smarter

Bigger, stronger, faster is a motto that aptly describes, but only in part, Gulfstream’s goals for its new G650 ultra long range business jet, slated for market entry in 2012. The G650…