ATM ModernizationPerspectives: Support Avionics Training Program The advancement of our national resource of properly educated and qualified aircraft and avionics technicians is imperative to our economic and military future. The National Center for Aircraft Technician Training (NCATT) in…
CommercialSingapore Airlines to Use Rockwell Collins Satcom Singapore Airlines will use Rockwell Collins’ SAT-2100 satellite communication system with a single HST-2110 high-speed data transceiver for 58 Boeing 777 aircraft, the companies said Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under…
MilitaryHoneywell Wins Air Force Pact Honeywell won an $8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to overhaul and modernize its F-15 Avionics Intermediate Shop (AIS) Antenna Test Station (ATS) and Enhancement Aircraft Radar Test Station (EARTS).…
CommercialBoeing 737-900ER Wins FAA Certification The FAA awarded type certification to the Boeing 737-900ER (Extended Range) airliner, the company said this week. The 737 derivative incorporates an extra pair of exit doors to increase the maximum passenger…
Business & GAVLJ Awarded Production Certificate Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, N.M., said it received a production certificate from FAA allowing it to manufacture the Eclipse 500 Very Light Jet with an FAA-approved type design. With the certification, FAA has…
MilitaryEDO Wins P-3C Radar Contract New York-based EDO Corp. was awarded an $8 million contract from Lockheed Martin to provide the ALR-95 tactical radar Electronic Support Measures (ESM) and surveillance system for seven P-3C Orion maritime patrol…
Business & GAPiaggio 180 Cockpit Upgrade Certified Rockwell Collins said its Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) has been certified on the Piaggio 180, a nine-passenger turboprop. The installation was performed by Jet Works in Denton, Texas. Pro…
CommercialMexican Airline Selects Sagem Mexican airline ALMA de Mexico selected Sagem Avionics’ Analysis Ground Station (AGS) to launch its Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. Guadalajara-based ALMA operates a fleet of 10 CRJ 200s and has…