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Business & GA

Enhanced Vision System STC’d On King Air

L-3 Communications subsidiary L-3 Avionics Systems received supplemental type certification (STC) and Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for the IRIS infrared imaging system aboard the King Air C-90. L-3 said the IRIS system…

Business & GA

Sikorsky Signs Data Monitoring Pact

Sikorsky Aircraft signed an agreement with Flightscape, of Ottawa, Canada, to provide a Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring (HFDM) capability for the S-76 and S-92 helicopters. HFDM is a ground-station based system that…

Military

Nanocomp Produces Nanotube Technology

Nanocomp Technologies, Concord, N.H., said it successfully produced a new textile material from long carbon nanotubes, which could be key to key to realizing functional performance benefits in defense and aerospace applications.…

Business & GA

CJ4 Cabin Management System

Cessna Aircraft said it will use Rockwell Collins’ new digital cabin management system (CMS) for the Citation CJ4 business jet. The new CMS will incorporate a range of new entertainment features, including…

Military

BAE IR Technology on Cueing System

BAE Systems was named sensor subcontractor for Raytheon Technical Services’ Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) Target Cueing System demonstration. Under a $2.3 million contract with Raytheon, BAE Systems will use its Spectral Infrared…

Business & GA

Mustang Wins EASA Certification

Cessna Aircraft said its Citation Mustang business jet received certification from European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Cessna made the announcement at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland.…

Commercial

U.S., Mexico, Canada Ink NextGen Agreement

The United States signed a trilateral agreement with Canada and Mexico to implement the Next Generation Air Transportation System, the FAA said. In a meeting in Quebec last week, the three nations…

ATM Modernization

Spanish ANSP Selects Era

AENA (Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea), Spain’s air navigation service provider, selected Alexandria, Va.-based Era to provide a multilateration and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) surface surveillance system for Santiago de Compostela Airport.…