ATM ModernizationNextGen Now Florida, already the location of an "Airport of the Future" project to demonstrate emerging technologies, has been designated as a testbed to expedite the use of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)…
ATM ModernizationPeople Ray Miller Universal Avionics, Tucson, Ariz., promoted Ray Miller to vice president and general manager of its Instrument Division, located in Duluth, Ga. In this new position, Miller will oversee engineering design…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Wins Navy Pact Northrop Grumman won a $125 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the full rate production of nine AN/ALQ-218 Tactical Jamming System Receivers (TJSR), a component of the EA-6B Airborne Electronic Attack…
MilitaryNavy Awards EA-6B Antenna Work Sensor and Antenna Systems, of Lansdale, Pa., was awarded a contract modification not to exceed $36.7 million from the U.S. Navy to procure 27 low band transmitters; 25 V-Pol antennas; 27 H-Pol…
Business & GASikorsky Flies Prototype Aircraft Sikorsky Aircraft completed the first flight of its X2 Technology Demonstrator, maneuvering the prototype aircraft through hover, forward flight and a hover turn, the company said. The test flight, which lasted about…
Business & GAEclipse Aviation Lays Off 650 Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet (VLJ) manufacturer Eclipse Aviation is cutting its workforce by 38 percent, about 650 jobs, as the company said it looks “achieve financial stability as soon as possible.”…
Business & GAGulfstream Awarded EASA EVS Approval Gulfstream Aerospace was awarded European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for all of its aircraft equipped with its Enhanced Vision System (EVS) to obtain operational credit for continuing approaches to 100 feet.…
MilitaryDDC-I Wins C-130 Software Contract DDC-I, of Phoenix, was selected by the U.S. Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center to support the C-130’s avionics software. The USAF will use DDC-I’s Open Arbor products for real-time, safety-critical…