Commercial

Thales Awarded Netherlands ATC Contract

Thales was awarded a contract from the national air navigation service provider of the Netherlands, Air Traffic Control The Netherlands (ATC-NL), to provide an integrated briefing system for pilots to be installed…

Commercial

CAE to Acquire Sabena Flight Academy

CAE, Montreal, announced plans to acquire Sabena Flight Academy, a Brussels-based simulator center, to expand its type-rating training programs in Europe. Financial terms were not disclosed. "This strategic bolt-on acquisition is another…

Commercial

Naverus Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

Required Navigation Performance provider Naverus, Kent, Wash., named Dottie Hall chief marketing officer. Prior to joining Naverus, Hall served as vice president of marketing for Eclipse Aviation, which manufactures the Eclipse 500…

Military

Northrop Grumman Wins Navy Contract

Northrop Grumman won a $9.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for Electro Magnetic Interference Reduction System Process Hardware for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Pilot Production Aircraft. Work will be performed in…

Military

Raytheon Awarded Airborne Sonar Work

Raytheon received a $63.4 million U.S. Navy contract for AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar, the primary undersea warfare sensor for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter. AN/AQS-22 provides submarine detection, tracking, localization,…

Commercial

Japan Airlines Selects Boeing EFB

Japan Airlines International will equip its entire current and future fleet of Boeing 777 jetliners with the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.…

Commercial

Thales in Simulator Deal with S7 Airlines

Thales will supply two Airbus A320 full flight simulators for Russian airline S7 Airlines. Financial terms were not disclosed. Both Full Flight Simulators (FFS) will be installed in S7 Airlines training center…

Business & GA

Eclipse 400 Single-Engine Jet Unveiled

Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., has started taking orders for its Eclipse 400 single-engine jet, a production version of the Eclipse Concept Jet (ECJ) first displayed at EAA AirVenture 2007. Eclipse touts the…