Military

L-3 Wins U.K. RAF Contract

L-3 Communications said its Integrated Systems (L-3 IS) subsidiary has been selected to receive a $21.7 million contract as part of Project HELIX, a major mission upgrade to the U.K.’s Royal Air…

Military

Lockheed Martin, Canada in ATP Pact

Lockheed Martin received a contract from the Canadian Forces for 36 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). Financial terms were not disclosed. The contract, which includes spares, support equipment and integrated logistics support…

Business & GA

CAE Inks $93 Million in Deals

Canadian simulator company CAE signed a series of contracts worth a total of about $93 million, the company said this week. First, CAE sold two CAE 7000 Series Boeing 787 full-flight simulators…

Commercial

Japan Airlines Orders Boeing EFBs

Boeing said Japan Airlines International will install its Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on two new 777 airplanes to be delivered this year. The EFBs, which are the airlines’ first EFB…

ATM Modernization

Sea-Tac to Get More ATC Displays

The Port Authority of Seattle purchased additional Sensis Corp., air traffic control displays for controllers managing ramp operations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). Specifics about the contract, including the financial terms and…

Military

Air Berlin Picks Rockwell Collins

Rockwell Collins said German airline Air Berlin will use its MultiScan Hazard Detection System, Multi Mode Receiver (MMR) and Passenger Address Unit (PAU) for 85 Boeing 737NG aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to…

Commercial

RFID of Aircraft Parts Coming

The use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) in the airline industry will get a start with the expected availability of aerospace-standard RFID tags by the end of the year. “That’s what we believe.…

Commercial

AMC Issues Call for Support

The Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC) opened in Phoenix on Monday with an unvarnished appeal to non-contributing airlines to step up and support the annual technical meeting organized by ARINC. "Unfortunately, there is…