Business & GA

Gulfstream Tests 'Fly-by-Wireless' System

Gulfstream Aerospace demonstrated aircraft control using “Fly-By-Wireless” technology. The flight, which took place Sept. 18, is the first known application of wireless signaling for a primary flight-control surface in a civilian or…

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…

Commercial

New ATC Systems Installed at U.S. Airports

A Raytheon-Lockheed Martin team installed terminal air traffic control systems at four major U.S. airports, the companies said Thursday. The new automated radar processing and display systems are a part of FAA’s…

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…

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…

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…

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…