Business & GA
BizAv Expected to Soar
The boom is business aviation is expecting to continue through 2008 as a flood of new jets hit the market and robust international demand lifts the market, according to Honeywell’s annual business…
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Military
ViaSat Wins Air Force Contract
ViaSat, Carlsbad, Calif., received an $18.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the continued development of the Joint Communication Simulator (JCS). This award extends the JCS capabilities at three locations…
Military
Sikorsky to Use Honeywell HUMS on S-76C
Honeywell said its EVXP Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) has been certified by the FAA and selected by Sikorsky Aircraft as a standard option for the S-76C helicopter. Honeywell said the…
ATM Modernization
ASDE-X Operational in Charlotte
Sensis Corp., Syracuse, N.Y., said its Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X system (ASDE-X) at Charlotte, N.C., Douglas International Airport is operational. ASDE-X uses a combination of surface movement radar, transponder multilateration…
Business & GA
TerraMetrics Wins SVS Contract
Littleton, Colorado-based TerraMetrics won an Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to investigate and develop a synthetic vision system (SVS) for helicopter pilots. Financial terms of the contract…
Commercial
Airport Selects Era
The County of Santa Clara, Calif., selected Era Corp. to install its noise and operations management system, AirScene.com NOMS, integrated with its multilateration flight tracking solution, MSS by Era, at the county's…
Business & GA
Rockwell Collins Eyes Voice Activated Cockpit
Adacel, an Orlando, Fla.-based software developer, said it was selected by Rockwell Collins to develop to develop a Voice Activated Cockpit (VAC) interface for its Pro Line avionics suite. Adacel will provide…
Commercial
ADS-B Rule-Making Notice Released
The FAA on Tuesday issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, outlining a proposed initial set of aircraft avionics requirements needed to transition to satellite-based air transportation system. The proposed rule, which is…