MilitaryVSI Nets $60 Million in Contracts Vision Systems International, a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems, signed a series of new contracts valued at more than $60 million. Boeing awarded VSI a contract for the delivery…
ATM ModernizationEra Creates ATM Unit Era Corp., Reston, Va., created a new Air Traffic Management business unit, following up on what the company calls “unprecedented demand for air traffic control solutions.” Russell Hulstrom, previously Era’s vice president…
CommercialNaverus Names New COO Required navigation performance (RNP) provider Naverus named Capt. Steve Forte chief operating officer, effective Nov. 1. Forte has more than 30 years of experience in the aviation industry, and was most recently…
MilitaryIntersense Selected for HMD InterSense, Bedford, Mass., said Rockwell Collins selected its hybrid IS-900 inertial-acoustic helmet tracking system for the Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) Helmet Mounted Display modification and upgrade program. Financial terms were…
CommercialAirlines Join Eurocontrol ADS-B Project Six airlines joined Eurocontrol’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Pioneer Airlines Project, which will help the airlines obtain airworthiness approval for their existing ADS-B equipment. Air France, Air Mediterranee, Air One, Turkish Airlines,…
CommercialSouthwest to Use GE Aviation FMS GE Aviation said it won a contract with Southwest Airlines to upgrade the flight management systems for 200 Boeing 737s. Financial terms were not disclosed. Deliveries will take place next year and…
CommercialIFIS STC Landmark Aviation said it received FAA supplemental type certification (STC) to install the Rockwell Collins Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS) on the Hawker 800XP/850XP aircraft. Work will be performed at the company’s…
Editor's NoteComposite Webinar Adds Weber to Panel Hans Weber, president of TECOP International, joined the panel for Aviation Today’s upcoming webinar, "Aircraft Composites: The Next Frontier How New Materials are Forever Changing Aviation," scheduled for Nov. 15 at 11…