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

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…

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…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

December 6-7 Airborne Early Warning and Battle Management Conference, One Whitehall Place, London. Visit www.iqpc.co.uk. 2008 February 19-24 Singapore Air Show, Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore. Contact (65) 6542 8660 or enquiries@singaporeairshow.com.sg. 24-26…

Business & GA

Engineering Pipeline Under Pressure

Avionics companies are preparing for what could be an engineering talent crunch in the coming years, as baby boomers retire and demand for qualified personnel jumps. Continuing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan,…

ATM Modernization

Commercial: Technology Lightens Aviation’s ‘Footprint’

Record temperatures, melting glaciers and a score of increasingly dire scientific reports are sparking worldwide concern about climate change. And governments and industries are feeling the heat. The growing importance of the…