Commercial

iPod Connectivity on United

United Airlines will offer iPhone and iPod connectivity to its in-flight entertainment system. The system, which connects via a Panasonic Avionics Corp. 30-pin connector, allows passengers to view content from their iPod…

Commercial

Honeywell to Buy IAC

Honeywell announced plans June 5 to acquire Intelligent Automation Corp. (IAC), Poway, Calif., a supplier of Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) for military and commercial aircraft. Financial terms of the deal…

Business & GA

DayJet, FAA in NextGen Partnership

On-demand air taxi operator DayJet Corp., Boca Raton, Fla., signed an agreement with FAA to begin a five-year implementation of Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) technologies in Florida. According to DayJet,…

Commercial

Tensolite Changes Name

Tensolite, St. Augustine, Fla., has changed its name to Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, the company announced Monday. The name change comes on the heels of Tensolite’s acquisition in April of Carlyle Inc., a…

Business & GA

Astronics Wins CH-53K Lighting Contract

Astronics Corp., East Aurora, N.Y., signed a contract with Sikorsky Aircraft to design, develop and supply the Helicopter Emergency Exit Lighting (HEEL) system for Sikorsky’s CH-53K military heavy-lift helicopter, currently under development…

Military

Athena Awarded Watchkeeper Pact

Athena Technologies, which was recently acquired by Rockwell Collins, received a follow-on production order for Athena 411 integrated inertial navigation, global positioning, and air data attitude heading reference systems. The Athena 411…

Commercial

London Expands Use of Sensis Systems

Sensis Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., expanded its Multistatic Dependent Surveillance (MDS) system for surface surveillance at London Heathrow Airport. This is the second expansion of multilateration equipment at the London Airport since it…

Military

Navy Awards MV/CV-22 Upgrade Contract

Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office was awarded an $17.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy for hardware and software development and risk reduction efforts associated with the identification of a common avionics MV/CV-22…