Commercial AirCell, Virgin America Partner for In-Flight Web AirCell said it is partnering with Virgin America to offer broadband Internet services in 2008 for passengers traveling in the continental United States. AirCell, Louisville, Colo., said the new service will allow…
Military Raytheon Wins UAV Pact Raytheon won an $86 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide targeting systems and spares for the Predator/Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle program. The contract provides for 27 Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems…
Military Eurocopter Selects L-3 IR Sensor L-3 Communications’ WESCAM subsidiary has been selected by Eurocopter Deutschland (ECD) to provide 12 MX-15i electro-optic/infrared imaging sensors to the French Gendarmerie military police force. System deliveries are scheduled to begin in…
Business & GA WAEA Names New Director The World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) named Richard Owen its new executive director. Owen, a trade association executive with more than 15 years of related experience, takes over at the McLean, Va.-based…
Military BAE Tests Airborne Health Management System BAE Systems said it completed a flight test of its automated damage detection system, which the company said is an important step toward creating a self-inspecting aircraft. The Advanced Structural Health Monitoring…
ATM Modernization Northrop Grumman Wins ATC Contract Northrop Grumman said its subsidiary, Park Air Systems, will provide an air traffic control (ATC) system to Hawler International Airport, in Erbil, Iraq, under Turkish prime contractor Mak-Yol, Inc. Under the $3.2…
Military AeroVironment Receives Raven UAV Order AeroVironment, Monrovia, Calif., will supply its RQ-11 B, Raven B small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to the Danish Army Operational Command. Under the $2.4 million contract, AeroVironment will supply 12 systems, logistics…
Business & GA Rockwell Collins STC Available to Dealers Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has made available to dealers its supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of the Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) on the Dassault Falcon 50.…