CommercialEra in U.K. U.K. air traffic services provider NATS selected Era to provide its Squid vehicle tracking units for London Gatwick Airport. The Squid units will support the airport’s Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control…
CommercialStarling, EMS Sign MOA Starling Advanced Communication Ltd., based in Israel, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with EMS Defense & Space Systems, a division of EMS Technologies, to develop and manufacture a satellite-based Ku-band airborne…
MilitaryArmy Orders More Raven UAVs The U.S. Army ordered additional RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated services from AeroVironment, Monrovia, Calif., under an existing contract. The total award value is $45.8 million. Each Raven…
CommercialAvianca Airlines Selects Iridium System Colombian airline Avianca Airlines is installing Iridium-based satLINK Communications Module on its fleet of 14 long-range Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft. The system, made by Miami-based Avionica, includes antenna, wiring, structural elements…
MilitaryArmy Selects IAC HUMS for Apaches Intelligent Automation Corp. (IAC), Poway, Calif., was awarded $6.6 million in orders from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for its Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) to be installed on…
Business & GAFAA Certifies Gulfstream Synthetic Vision System Gulfstream Aerospace said it has become the first Part 25 OEM to have a FAA-certified synthetic vision system. In late 2007 and early 2008, FAA certified the Gulfstream Synthetic Vision-Primary Flight Display…