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Military

Boeing Wins Helmet-Cueing Contract

Boeing won a $69 million contract for 321 additional Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) for the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard. Under the terms of the contract, Boeing will equip…

Commercial

Air Berlin Orders TCAS 3000

Air Berlin has specified the TCAS 3000 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance system from ACSS for its 85 Boeing 737NG aircraft on order, the German airline said. Financial terms of the deal…

Business & GA

Honeywell Unveils Electronics Line

Honeywell has developed a line of electronic components designed to meet the stringent reliability requirements for computers operating in technically advanced military and commercial aerospace conditions. Honeywell’s microelectronics product offering includes next-generation…

Business & GA

AMG to Buy Precision Electronics

Aero Maintenance Group (AMG) said it is acquiring Atlanta-based Precision Electronics, a FAA-certified repair station specializing in electronic and electro-mechanical accessories and instruments used on Bombardier and Embraer aircraft. Financial terms of…

Military

F-35 Support Systems Operational

Lockheed Martin said the system that will serve as the backbone of the F-35 Lightning II maintenance and support network is up and running, even though the first squadron of the multi-billion…

Military

ARINC Delivers C-5 Trainer

ARINC Engineering Services delivered a second advanced C-5 Galaxy Maintenance Training Device (MTD) for use by the U.S. Air Force. The delivery was made to Travis Air Force Base in California, following…

Commercial

Boeing EFB on Continental’s 777s

Boeing said Continental Airlines will be the first U.S. carrier to use the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on its 777s. Boeing has delivered the second of two 777-200ERs equipped…

Military

Lockheed Martin Wins C-5 Pact

Lockheed Martin won a $23 million initial contract to modernize the first production C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, the company said. The initial contract begins the second of…