Commercial

Global ADS-B Meeting Held

Aviation regulators from Europe, Australia, the United States and Canada held another round of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) harmonization talks in Europe this week, to ensure ADS-B ADS-B implementation onboard aircraft is…

Commercial

Panasonic, Air Austral in IFE Deal

Panasonic Avionics Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., said airline Air Austral ordered its in-flight entertainment system eX2 for installation on three 777-200 and two new B777-300. Financial terms were not disclosed. Delivery is…

Business & GA

ECFT to Train Indian Helicopter Pilots

Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) signed a three-year contract to provide helicopter training for Global Vectra Helicorp (GVHL), an offshore helicopter operator in India. Global Vectra’s flight crew will undergo training on the…

Military

Boeing Wins B-1B Contract

Boeing won a $45 million U.S. Air Force contract to upgrade the B-1B bomber's avionics software. Boeing said its engineers in Long Beach, Calif., and Oklahoma City produce upgraded B-1B avionics software…

Military

Honeywell Wins Air Force Pact

Honeywell won a $16.2 million contract modification with the U.S. Air Force to supply 199 embedded GPS/INS (EGI) units for the A-10, F-16, UH-60 and CH-47F platforms, and 9 EGI mounts for…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

ATO Head Krakowski Vows To Be NextGen ‘Advocate’ The new head of FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO) vowed to be "the strongest, most effective public advocate" for a NextGen modernization program facing…

Military

Editor’s Note: Assuring Information

When it comes to clandestine pursuits like cyber security, I generally assume that someone in the depths of the Pentagon or the National Security Agency has it covered. But to hear John…

ATM Modernization

People

Williamson, Morgan The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC), a not-for-profit international association, named retired Rear Adm. Robert C. Williamson, U.S. Navy, its chairperson for the next year. He succeeds retired Lt.…