Business & GA

Curtiss-Wright Buys Components Supplier

Curtiss-Wright Corp. will pay $37.5 million to acquire IMC Magnetics Corp., a Tempe, Ariz.-based maker of solenoids, fans, motors and specialized products for aerospace, commercial and industrial applications. Curtiss-Wright, Roseland, N.J., said…

Military

Boeing Wins AWACS Antenna Contract

Boeing won a three-year, $20.6 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to build antenna radio frequency processors and associated electronics for the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)-Electronic Systems Measures (ESM)…

Business & GA

Editor’s Note: Building The Brand

Brad Foreman, the former Marine Corps pilot who heads Thales Aerospace Activities in the United States, sees the Thales logo displayed when he passes through Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, and…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

Companies Drawn to Puerto Rico, Open Facilities   Puerto Rico is looking to gain a foothold in the aerospace industry by offering companies the right combination of offshore tax benefits and United…

ATM Modernization

People

Dan McFeeley Korry Electronics, Seattle, named Dan McFeeley president. A 22-year employee of Korry, McFeeley has held several company positions, most recently vice president and chief operating officer, overseeing all operations for…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

September 3-6 Asian Aerospace International Expo & Congress 2007, AsiaWorld-Expo complex, Hong Kong. Contact organizer Reed Exhibitions, phone 852-2824-0330 or visit www.asianaerospace.com. 17-20 SAE 2007 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition, Los Angeles Convention…

Business & GA

Cover Story: Before the Storm

One expression we don’t see in newspapers these days, or hear on radio and TV, is "air pockets," those Bermuda Triangle-like potholes in the sky that airliners used to routinely fall into.…

Military

A Herculean Upgrade

Like Hercules, its mythical namesake, the C-130 airlifter is powerful and versatile. Capable of operating from rough, dirt air strips, the four-engine turboprop has been used to ferry troops into war zones,…