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Commercial

Delta Selects Aircell's Web System

Delta Air Lines announced plans to install Aircell’s Wi-Fi broadband network on its fleet of 330 aircraft. The Aircell system, named Gogo, will allow passengers with Wi-Fi devices, such as iPhones and…

ATM Modernization

RTCA’s Watrous Retiring

Longtime RTCA president, David Watrous, is stepping down at the end of August, according to a memo obtained by Avionics Magazine. Watrous, a former career officer in the U.S. Air Force and…

Military

Elbit to Supply UAVs to Australian Army

Elbit Systems, Haifa, Israel, won a multimillion contract from the Australian army to provide its Skylark I UAV systems. This is the Australian Department of Defense's third Skylark order, following the initial…

Military

VSI Wins Boeing Contract

Vision Systems International, San Jose, Calif., was awarded a $17 million initial contract from Boeing for the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) in 145 F-15E Strike Eagles. The contract includes dual-seat…

Business & GA

Garmin Equips Helicopters with ADS-B

Garmin, Olathe, Kan., equipped six Kansas City, Mo.-area law enforcement and news helicopters with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) avionics. The Kansas City Police Department equipped three OH-6s (military surplus Hughes 500), and…

Military

Curtiss-Wright in FCS Development Phase

Curtiss-Wright Corp., Roseland, N.J., will participate in the development and demonstration phase of the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems' (FCS) Integrated Computer System (ICS) program. Under terms of the $4.25 million contract…

Military

Portugal to Deploy Northrop Grumman Pod

The Portuguese air force selected Northrop Grumman's Litening Advanced Targeting (AT) system for its F-16 Advanced Targeting Pod upgrade program. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will deliver 12 targeting…

Commercial

EMS Technologies Acquires Sky Connect

EMS Technologies will pay $15.5 million to acquire Sky Connect, Takoma Park, Md., a move EMS said will enable it to build an Iridium services-based business for the commercial and military aviation…