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Business & GA

Piaggio 180 Cockpit Upgrade Certified

Rockwell Collins said its Pro Line 21 Integrated Display System (IDS) has been certified on the Piaggio 180, a nine-passenger turboprop. The installation was performed by Jet Works in Denton, Texas. Pro…

Commercial

Mexican Airline Selects Sagem

Mexican airline ALMA de Mexico selected Sagem Avionics’ Analysis Ground Station (AGS) to launch its Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. Guadalajara-based ALMA operates a fleet of 10 CRJ 200s and has…

Business & GA

Universal SVS Wins European Approval

Universal Avionics, Tucson, Ariz., said it received European certification in March for its Vision-1 Synthetic Vision System (SVS). Vision-1 provides a real-time, computer generated rendering of terrain ahead of the aircraft orientated…

Commercial

American Upgrades 757 IFE

American Airlines announced plans to upgrade cabin interiors on its entire fleet of 124 Boeing 757 aircraft, including the installation of an updated in-flight entertainment system. Financial terms of the plan were…

Commercial

Continental Picks Rockwell Collins Avionics

Continental Airlines selected a Rockwell Collins suite of avionics systems for 103 Boeing 737 NG and two Boeing 777 aircraft, the companies said Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.…

Commercial

United in EFB Talks

United Airlines selected Jeppesen and Teledyne Controls for exclusive contract negotiations to provide key elements of its Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) system, the airline said last week. Speaking at the Teledyne Users…

Commercial

ARINC-Thales in Doha

An ARINC and Thales consortium won a $75 million contract for IT, security and telecommunication systems at the New Doha International Airport (NDIA), currently under construction in the capital of Qatar. Doha’s…

Business & GA

EU Clears GE-Smiths Deal

European regulators cleared GE’s $4.8 billion bid to buy Smiths Aerospace, after finding the deal would not threaten competition. "The new entity would have neither the ability nor the incentive to discriminate…