Business & GA

Eclipse Aviation Shakes Up Management

Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., shook up its management structure in an attempt to return the company to profitability. Peg Billson, previously the company’s chief operating officer, has been appointed president and general…

Business & GA

IS&S, Kollsman Settle Litigation

Elbit Systems U.S. subsidiary Kollsman, Merrimack, N.H., will pay Innovative Solutions & Support, Exton, Pa., $17 million to settle their litigation over the misuse of IS&S’s air date computer technology, according to…

Commercial

DO-178 Industry Group Formed

Presagis, Montreal, and HighRely, Phoenix, formed a DO-178 Industry Group with the goal of providing tools and guidance in support of projects requiring RTCA DO-178B certification. The group said it looks to…

Military

Elbit Systems Awarded UAV Contract

Elbit Systems Ltd., based in Haifa, Israel, was awarded a $25 million contract from a “country in the Americas” to supply its Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems. The contract also…

Military

Lockheed Martin Acquires Aculight

Lockheed Martin completed its acquisition of Aculight Corp., Bothell, Wash., a manufacturer of laser-based systems for defense and aerospace customers. Financial terms of the transaction, which was announced in late July, were…

Business & GA

Satcom Solutions

The aeronautical satellite communications field, long dominated by Inmarsat, has seen Iridium grow at a rapid rate to become the most widely used network. But the race to restore the Ku-band connectivity…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

September 8-11 World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) 29th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, Calif. Contact WAEA, 703-610-9021 or visit www.waea.org. 8-11 Autotestcon Systems Readiness Technology…

Commercial

Editor’s Note: While Rome Burned

When Boeing interrupted its kickoff briefing at the Farnborough Airshow to announce a $4 billion order from start-up airline FlyDubai, I couldn’t help thinking, "is this really going to happen?" To me,…