ATM ModernizationDelta’s Anderson: Fuel, Environment Top Concerns Delta Airlines CEO Richard Anderson pointed to record oil prices, an outdated air traffic control system and pressure to mitigate aviation’s environmental impact as constraining the industry’s growth and exacerbating its congestion…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Wins Navy Work Northrop Grumman won a $24.9 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for a second Low Rate Initial Production lot of three units for the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS). ALMDS…
CommercialBAE Sells Flight Systems Business BAE Systems this week agreed to the $62.5 million sale of its Flight Systems business, located in Mojave, Calif., to Calspan Corp., based in Buffalo, N.Y. Flight Systems, with about 170 employees,…
MilitaryPolish Air Force Selects F-16C Trainer The Polish Air Force selected the Rockwell Collins F-16C Modular Simulated Aircraft Maintenance Trainer (MSAMT) for the training of the aircraft's maintenance personnel, the company said. Financial terms were not disclosed. The…
MilitaryHarris Corp. Wins Navy Contract Harris Corp.’s Government Communications Systems Division, based in Melbourne, Fla., won a $7.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for the Full Rate Production of 165 Fibre…
Business & GAAeroVironment’s Puma UAV Hits Milestone AeroVironment, Monrovia, Calif., has flown its Puma small unmanned aircraft, powered by an onboard fuel cell battery hybrid energy storage system, for more than nine hours, breaking the company’s previous flight record.…
CommercialMexican Airline Selects Teledyne Products Teledyne Controls, based in El Segundo, Calif., signed an agreement with Mexican low-cost airline Interjet to provide its Flight Data Interface Management Unit (FDIMU) and Wireless GroundLink Quick Access Recorder (WQAR) to…
MilitaryTel-Instrument Electronics Wins Navy Contract Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp., based in Carlstadt, N.J., won a $10 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy for its next generation AN/USM-708 (CRAFT) flight line test set. Under the terms of the…