MilitaryLockheed Martin Wins Air Force Contract Lockheed Martin was awarded a $24.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to procure fabrication, support and assembly of C-5B Galaxy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Group A and Spares…
Business & GAUniversal Avionics Names New COO Universal Avionics, based in Tucson, Ariz., made several management moves, including the appointment of a new chief operating officer (COO). Paul DeHerrera, who was most recently vice president of marketing and product…
CommercialCAE to Establish Southeast Asia Center CAE will establish an aviation training center in Kuala Lumpur, a move the company said that will leverage its existing partnership with AirAsia to expand within the region. Kuala Lumpur will also…
Business & GAHoneywell Wins RNP SAAAR Designation Honeywell received FAA designation as a consultant for Required Navigation Performance Special Aircraft and Aircrew Authorization Required (RNP SAAAR) operational approvals. RNP SAAAR procedures help aircraft fly more precise approaches and departures,…
Business & GANATCA Declares Staffing Emergency Veteran air traffic controllers are leaving the industry faster than they can be replaced, leaving controllers overworked and unable to safely handle traffic volume at the nation’s business airports, the air traffic…
Business & GAFlight Safety Technologies Settles Suit Flight Safety Technologies, Mystic, Conn., reached a settlement in a case against Analogic and Sanders Design International (SDI) regarding Counter-Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) technology. Under the terms of the settlement,…
Business & GAAdam Completes A700 Testing Adam Aircraft, Englewood, Colo., completed environmental testing of its A700 aircraft, a process that exposed the A700 very light jet (VLJ) to adverse weather conditions. During the five-day testing exercise, the Williams…
MilitaryKiller Bee TUAV Demonstration Swift Engineering, based in San Clemente, Calif., in conjunction with Northrop Grumman, completed another demonstration of the 4th generation Killer Bee tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAV), the company said. During the demonstration,…