Military

Goodrich Signs Sensor Contract

Goodrich Corp., Charlotte, N.C., received a contract from the Naval Research Laboratory to provide CA-247 wide-area airborne persistent surveillance sensors and associated data items for U.S. forces. Financial terms of the deal were…

Business & GA

OnAir to Equip A319 with Data Services

OnAir, an Airbus and SITA joint venture, signed its first VIP contract with a government in the Middle East to equip an A319 corporate jet with its voice and data connectivity services.…

Military

Lockheed Martin Tests Pilotage System

Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday the successful first flight of its Pathfinder advanced pilotage system on an Army HH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter at Felker Army Airfield in Fort Eustis, Va. This flight…

Business & GA

West Star Aviation Installs EVS System

West Star Aviation, of Grand Junction, Colo., completed a successful flight test in October of a Challenger CL-604 aircraft equipped with a new fairing and enhanced vision system (EVS). The EVS system was…

Military

Elbit Buys Innovative Concepts

Elbit Systems of America, of Fort Worth, Texas, will pay $15 million in cash to acquire all the shares of Innovative Concepts, Inc., of McLean, Va., from Herley Industries, the company announced Tuesday. Innovative Concepts…

Commercial

CAE Books $52.2 Million in FFS Orders

CAE, Montreal, received has received $52.2 million in orders to design and manufacture five full-flight simulators (FFS) and associated training devices. The contracts are with American Airlines, Air New Zealand, Suzuyo, and…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins to Lay Off 300

Rockwell Collins outlined a cost-reduction plan Monday, which includes 300 layoffs, in a bid to "effectively manage the impact of the economic downturn," the company said. Cost-reduction measures include the reduction in…

Military

Elbit Wins Embraer Contract

Elbit Systems, Haifa, Israel, was awarded a contract by Embraer to supply avionics for the Brazilian AMX jet upgrade project for the Brazilian air force. The initial development and prototype phase of…