Commercial

Lufthansa Systems Launches Web Monitoring System

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Lufthansa Systems, Kelsterbach, Germany, launched a Web-based in-flight aircraft performance monitoring system to help operators determine flight control efficiency. The Lido electronic Aircraft Performance Monitoring (eAPM) system enables an…

Military

McDonnell Douglas Wins Navy Contracts

Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas received a $122.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for eight EA-18G Low-Rate Initial Production I (LRIP I) Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) kits and associated non-recurring engineering.…

Military

Honeywell Secures Display Contract

Honeywell won a $7.4 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for full rate production of 75 Advance Multi-Purpose Color Display (AMPCD) units for F/A-18C/D and AV-8B aircraft, including spares for the…

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)…

Commercial

China Southern Picks Panasonic IFE

Panasonic Avionics said China Southern Airlines selected its eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for 10 of its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which are slated for delivery beginning in 2008. Panasonic, Lake Forest,…

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,…

Business & GA

Cockpit Comebacks

With the current backlog for new aircraft extending to more than a year’s wait, more business cases are being made to retrofit avionics into legacy aircraft. Cockpit display retrofits, featuring all-digital avionics,…