MilitaryRaytheon Wins Super Hornet Radar Pact Raytheon won a $24.4 million contract with the U.S. Navy to equip Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornets with the ALR-67(V)3 digital radar warning receiver. The contract, which Raytheon said…
CommercialCAE Nets $48 Million Orders Canadian simulator company CAE said it signed contracts to design and manufacture three CAE 7000 Series full-flight simulators (FFSs) and a suite of Boeing 787 maintenance training devices. The total value of…
CommercialAmerican Launches Broadband Tests American Airlines said it is partnering with AirCell to become one of the first U.S.-based airline to launch in-flight broadband capabilities as it begins testing services in the United States in 2008.…
Business & GAPanasonic Avionics Names New CEO Panasonic Avionics, the Lake Forest, Calif.-based in-flight entertainment (IFE) supplier, named Paul Margis its new CEO, the company announced Wednesday. Margis joined the company in 1992 and has more than 30 years…
CommercialEmergency Lighting System Gets STC STG Aerospace received a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its Wireless Emergency Primary Power System for the whole Boeing 737NG family, the U.K.-based company said. The emergency lighting system has a built-in…
CommercialCAE, Air Canada in Training Pact Canadian simulator company CAE said it signed a series of contracts with Air Canada to give CAE responsibility for training center operation services for the airline’s Toronto and Vancouver centers. The contracts…
Business & GAAspen Avionics Unveils GA Glass Cockpit Aspen Avionics, Albuquerque, N.M., unveiled its Evolution Flight Display system, a system it calls the most innovative and affordable glass cockpit system for general aviation aircraft. The company, which introduced the system…
Business & GAEditor’s Note: UAVs Are Rising They were not to be seen flying overhead, like the graceful, giant Airbus A380 or the versatile Bell/Agusta 609 tiltrotor, but UAVs nevertheless played a prominent role this year at the Paris…