MilitaryBoeing B-1 Gets Data Link Upgrade Boeing on July 29 completed the first flight of a B-1 bomber upgraded with the Fully Integrated Data Link (FIDL). The upgrade includes new processors, color displays and communications architecture. The U.S.…
MilitaryRockwell Collins, Mesaba Ink Deal Mesaba Airlines, a Northwest/Delta operator, selected Rockwell Collins to provide avionics service and support for its fleet of 41 CRJ900 and 19 CRJ200 aircraft, the companies announced Thursday. Under a 16-year Dispatch…
CommercialCanJet Signs With Delta TechOps Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division, Delta TechOps, on Thursday announced it had finalized a four-year, $7 million contract with Canadian charter airline, CanJet. The agreement includes comprehensive component and inventory logistics support for…
ATM ModernizationFAA, NATCA Reach Labor Agreement FAA and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), on Thursday reached a labor agreement, following what the agency described as a "challenging" mediation process. FAA said the joint decision to…
MilitaryHawker Beechcraft Wins Air Force Pact Hawker Beechcraft Corp., based in Wichita, Kan. was awarded a $170.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. Under terms of the contract, the company will provide seven T-6A, Texan II training…
Business & GAWest Star Completes Aircell Install West Star Aviation’s East Alton, Ill., facility completed the installation of an in-flight Web system from Aircell, Broomfield, Colo., on the Cessna Citation 650 and the Dassault Falcon 50 aircraft. The Aircell High…
CommercialCAE CEO to Retire CAE, based in Montreal, announced Wednesday that its president and CEO, Robert E. Brown, will retire in September. Marc Parent, CAE's executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO), will succeed Brown.…
MilitaryBoeing, Schiebel Industries Partner on UAV Deal Boeing on Tuesday signed a teaming agreement with Schiebel Industries AG of Austria to pursue marketing and support opportunities for Schiebel's S-100 Camcopter unmanned aerial vehicle. "This teaming agreement allows us to…