Business & GA

Eclipse 500 Earns FAA, EASA Certification

The Eclipse 500, the Very Light Jet (VLJ) manufactured by Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., was awarded EASA certification. In addition, Avio NG 1.5, an upgraded configuration of the VLJ's avionics suite, was awarded…

Business & GA

Avionics Support Group Forms New Company

Avionics Support Group, a Miami-based avionics systems integration, engineering, installation and manufacturing company, is forming a separate company, ASG Aerospace, to provide avionics maintenance and modification services for corporate jets and narrowbody…

Military

Northrop Grumman to Study JSTARS Radar

Northrop Grumman was awarded a $5.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to conduct a risk reduction study contract for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) Radar…

Commercial

Thales to Supply HUDs for A350

Thales was selected to supply the head-up display (HUD) for the Airbus A350 XWB, the company announced Wednesday. The HUD, either in a single or dual configuration, will be available as a customer option…

Business & GA

Haggan Aviation Wins Universal STC

Haggan Aviation, of Englewood, Colo., received a supplemental type certificate for installation of Universal Avionics' Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)/SBAS Flight Management Systems in the Learjet 60. The companies said the STC includes approval…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins Signs A330 Service Pact

Rockwell Collins has been selected by Airbus to provide its Dispatch Program for Singapore Airlines to maintain its future fleet of 19 leased A330 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in January.…

Commercial

Panasonic in Deal with Norwegian Air Shuttle

Panasonic Avionics Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., signed an agreement with low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle to provide its Digital MPES (DMPES) in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on 45 B737-800s. The system includes audio, video, moving maps,…

Commercial

British Airways Selects Thales IFE

British Airways signed a multi-million dollar deal to install Thales’ TopSeries in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on its new delivery aircraft and next-generation aircraft. Thales said the system will give customers access more…