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Business & GA

HD Camera Aboard Helicopter

German helicopter operator Euroheli.com said it is the first operator in Germany to invest in a Cineflex HD (high definition) gyro-stabilized camera system. Euroheli.com, which operates a mixed fleet of EC120 and…

Military

Northrop Grumman Test AESA on F-22

Northrop Grumman said it completed flight-test certification for the fourth-generation of the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor. Northrop Grumman, which produces the radar under…

Editor's Note

Satcom STC

The FAA granted International Communications Group’s (ICG) authorized reseller, L2 Consulting Services, a supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of ICG’s ICS-120 Iridium Communication System. ICG said the STC is applicable to…

Commercial

FCC to Keep In-Flight Cell Phone Ban

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will abandon a plan to allow cell phone use on airplanes, chairman Kevin J. Martin said this week. The reason, Martin said, is because it is not…

Military

BCF Designs Inks U.S. Navy Pact

U.K.-based BCF Designs Ltd. signed a contract with the U.S. Navy which will make it responsible for supporting fuel system test sets for 11 fixed wiring and rotary platforms, the company said.…

Commercial

Honeywell to Shut Avionics Plant

Honeywell said it plans to shut down its avionics manufacturing facility in Teterboro, N.J., and plans to sell the company to a real-estate development company. The 68-year-old manufacturing plant, which makes flight…

Military

InterSense Wins L-3 Simulation Contract

InterSense, Inc. won a contract from L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training division to supply five additional suites of its IS-900 inertial-acoustic helmet tracking system to support the U.S. Army's Aviation Combined…

Military

Boeing Completes AEW&C Systems Integration

Boeing said it completed the integration of major subsystems aboard a 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for Australia’s Project Wedgetail. The subsystems include communications, navigation, mission computing, radar and…