Business & GA

Ametek Acquires Two Aerospace Companies

Ametek Aerospace & Defense said it is buying two privately held aerospace businesses that serve the business jet, regional jet and helicopter markets. Financial terms of the two deals were not disclosed.…

Commercial

Continental to Use TDG’s Fault Interrupter

TDG Aerospace, Escondido, Calif., said Continental Airlines is set to install its Universal Fault Interrupter (UFI) on airline’s fleet of Boeing 757-200 and -300 aircraft. The UFI is designed to protect the…

Military

BAE, U.S. Navy Recognized by DoD

The U.S. Navy and BAE Systems received a Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Award for improving the performance of a radar and communications jammer, the company said. The award recognizes a…

Commercial

Luxell CEO Resigns

Luxell Technologies, a Canadian provider of ruggedized flat panel display systems, said CEO Alec Couckuyt resigned. No further details of the resignation were available. The company appointed David Pasieka as interim CEO.…

Military

Data Link Tests MIDS-JTRS

Data Link Solutions and the MIDS JTRS Industry and Military Team conducted a live demonstration of the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS). Data Link Solutions, which was established…

Military

Raytheon Wins $16.6 Million Radar Logistics Contract

Raytheon received a $16.6 million order for performance based logistics (PBL) support of its ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver system, which protects crews of U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F carrier-based tactical aircraft. The contract encompasses…

Commercial

The Dreamliner, in Control

Using synergy developed with the avionics side of its parent company, Rockwell Collins’ Electromechanical Systems Division (EMS) is expecting to nearly double its business in the next five years, thanks in part…

Business & GA

Q&A: NLR: The Leading Edge of European Research

Jacco M. Hoekstra is head of the air transport division of the Nationaal Lucht-en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium (NLR), the National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands. In this capacity, he oversees 140 researchers engaged in…