Commercial

Europe Adopts Datalink Implementation Rule

The Single Sky Committee at the European Commission adopted an implementing rule that will see full-scale implementation of datalink services across Europe by 2015. Under the terms of the rule, datalink will…

Military

Curtiss-Wright Completes VMETRO Acquisition

Curtiss-Wright, Roseland, N.J., on Wednesday completed its $72 million acquisition of VMETRO, of Oslo, Norway. VMETRO will become part of the Motion Control segment's Embedded Computing group. "VMETRO is a global leader…

Business & GA

Panasonic Avionics, EMS Sign Antenna Pact

Panasonic Avionics Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., announced a multi-year contract with EMS Technologies, Atlanta, for the supply of Panasonic eXConnect system antennas. Under the agreement, EMS Technologies’ Defense & Space Systems Division…

Military

CAE Expands in Singapore

CAE, Montreal, established CAE Singapore operations to serve the military market in Singapore and throughout Southeast Asia. Also, in a bid to expand in Southeast Asia, the company signed an agreement to…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins Avionics on Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus selected Rockwell Collins to provide a suite of avionics, including MultiScan weather radar, the GLU-920 Multi-Mode Receiver and a full range of communication and navigation offerings, on six Airbus A330…

Business & GA

Honeywell Signs Maintenance Pact

Honeywell last week signed $345 million in maintenance agreements with Canadian MRO Aveos, formerly ACTS, to service Honeywell avionics and mechanical products. Honeywell will provide Aveos access to its technical publications through…

Business & GA

Rockwell Collins Selects CMC EFB

CMC Electronics’ 10.4-inch Class 2 PilotView Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) was selected by Rockwell Collins as an option for its Cabin Entertainment System (CES). The announcement was made at last week’s National…

Business & GA

Sikorsky Selects TrueNorth Satcom System

Sikorsky Aircraft selected TrueNorth Avionics, Ottawa, Canada, to supply its Simphone airborne telecommunications system for the S-76 helicopter. The installations will start with two installations this summer at Keystone Helicopter in Coatesville,…