Commercial

Continental Deploys Sensis System at IAH

Continental Airlines launched a ground-based situational awareness system made by Sensis Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., at Houston Intercontinental Airport. Sensis’s Aerobahn Service is a web-based system that provides the airline with real-time information…

Military

B-2 Software Design Review Completed

The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman completed an incremental system design review of the new software and computing architecture to manage B-2 stealth bomber missions. The review of the architecture, which…

Military

Elbit Wins $20 Million UAV Contract

Elbit Systems, Haifa, Israel, was awarded a $20 million contract to supply its Hermes 450 UAV Systems to an undisclosed European country. The contract includes air vehicles and their complementing ground systems,…

Military

AeroVironment Awarded UAV Contract

AeroVironment, Monrovia, Calif., was awarded a contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for up to $200 million to provide its Puma AE as its All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) solution…

Commercial

ARINC Names New CFO

ARINC, Annapolis, Md., on Monday named Stephen L. Waechter vice president of business operations and chief financial officer. Waechter was most recently chief financial officer, treasurer and executive vice president at CACI…

Business & GA

IS&S Upgrades PC-12 Avionics

Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), Exton, Pa., announced upgrades to its avionics system for the PC-12. Enhancements to the IS&S Flat Panel Display System for the PC-12 include a single-sided cockpit option;…

Military

Northrop Grumman Awarded AMF JTRS Pact

Northrop Grumman received a 56-month contract from Lockheed Martin worth up to $240 million to provide technologies for the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS). An initial $186.7…

Commercial

Editor's Note: Sense Of Urgency

Under pressure in its efforts to manage air-traffic growth, FAA appears to have a capable new commander in Hank Krakowski, the former United Airlines executive named last fall to head the agency’s…