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Commercial

Panasonic Signs LOI with COMAC

Panasonic Avionics Corp., of Lake Forest, Calif., signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to provide communications systems for COMAC’s C919 aircraft, the companies said Friday.…

Business & GA

Eurocopter Opens North Sea Facility

Eurocopter on Tuesday officially inaugurated its new North Sea Service Center in Aberdeen, Scotland. The facility will be provide training, technical support and logistics facility in close proximity to helicopter operators who…

Embedded Avionics

Raytheon Awarded P-8A Radar Contract

Boeing has awarded Raytheon a low rate initial production contract to develop six long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon. Financial terms of the contract were…

Business & GA

ITT to Begin Production of AN/ALQ-211

ITT Corp. was awarded a follow-on $37 million contract for full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS), an integrated situational awareness and self-protection system to be installed…

Business & GA

Cobham to Supply EFIS for LAPD

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has selected Cobham to supply its Synthetic Vision Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) for its fleet of 19 Eurocopter and Bell helicopters. The LAPD rotorcraft will…

Business & GA

Mid-Continent Expands Repair Capabilities

Mid-Continent Instruments, based in Wichita, Kan., announced Monday that it is expanding its weather radar capabilities, including calibration, overhaul, repair and exchange. The company said it is "aggressively growing" its avionics repair…

Commercial

AV Receives Raven Digital Upgrade Kit Order

AeroVironment (AV), of Monrovia, Calif., received a $7.8 million order under an existing contract with the U.S. Army to provide 919 digital module upgrade kits for the Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).…

Commercial

TAM Airlines Expands Agreement with OnAir

Brazilian airline TAM Airlines has expanded its contract with in-flight connectivity provider OnAir to equip 26 single-aisle aircraft this year. The connected aircraft are expected to start flying in the second half…