ATM Modernization‘Airport for the Future’ Consortium Jeppesen and Sensis Corp. joined a Lockheed Martin-led consortium to develop the “Airport of the Future.”Under the Integrated Airport Project, a three-year effort designed to develop new technologies in airport operations, Jeppesen…
MilitaryBoeing: C-130 Plan on Schedule Boeing said it is on schedule with the second C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft. The aircraft is slated for its first flight in March, Boeing said. The C-130 AMP was initiated…
Business & GABVR Wins Contract BVR Systems, Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, said its tactical simulation suite won a $1 million contract. The initial contract calls for the adaptation, integration and qualification of its EVA (Embedded Virtual Avionics) product.…
Business & GAHD 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…
MilitaryNorthrop 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 NoteSatcom 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…
CommercialFCC 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…
MilitaryBCF 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.…