ATM ModernizationNav Canada Cuts Customer Charges Canadian civil air navigation officials are proposing a 3 percent reduction in its customer service charges, effective Sept. 1, 2007, saying its cost control efforts and traffic growth are paying off. Nav…
MilitaryBAE to Convert F-4 Jets BAE Systems received a $26.5 million contract to convert 20 F-4 Phantom fighter jets to full-scale aerial targets for the U.S. Air Force. The converted aircraft, designated QF-4s, provide the Air Force…
CommercialEADS Socata Orders Shadin Encoders Shadin Avionics, St. Louis Park, Minn., received a purchase order from EADS Socata for 800 of the 8800-T Altitude encoders. Financial and delivery terms of the contract were not disclosed. Shadin Avionics…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Wins C-5 Contract The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $10 million contract to provide technical services for the C-5 Galaxy's Avionics Modernization Program. The five-year contract has a base year with four one-year…
CommercialGroups Form Anti-User-Fee Coalition A group of businesses ranging from agriculture to small business to local governments is banding together against the FAA’s user-fee proposal. The Alliance for Aviation Across America, which includes the National Business…
CommercialLion Air to Use Honeywell Avionics Indonesian airline Lion Air selected Honeywell to provide next-generation weather radar and other avionics systems for up to 60 new Boeing B737NG aircraft. Lion Air selected Honeywell’s RDR-4000 next-generation windshear/weather radar system…
MilitaryHMDS Flies on JSF A Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) made by Rockwell Collins joint venture Vision Systems International (VSI) flew for the first time on an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. VSI, a joint venture…
MilitaryNavy Awards UAV Pact The U.S. Navy awarded an $8.4 million contract to Pedigree Technologies, Fargo, N.D., for the research and development of Electro-Optical Radio Frequency and Acoustic Sensors for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle platforms. Work will…