MilitaryBoeing: C-130 Plan on Schedule Boeing said it is on schedule with the second C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft. The aircraft is slated for its first flight in March, Boeing said. The C-130 AMP was initiated…
Business & GABVR Wins Contract BVR Systems, Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, said its tactical simulation suite won a $1 million contract. The initial contract calls for the adaptation, integration and qualification of its EVA (Embedded Virtual Avionics) product.…
Business & GAHD Camera Aboard Helicopter German helicopter operator Euroheli.com said it is the first operator in Germany to invest in a Cineflex HD (high definition) gyro-stabilized camera system. Euroheli.com, which operates a mixed fleet of EC120 and…
Editor's NoteSatcom STC The FAA granted International Communications Group’s (ICG) authorized reseller, L2 Consulting Services, a supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of ICG’s ICS-120 Iridium Communication System. ICG said the STC is applicable to…
CommercialFCC to Keep In-Flight Cell Phone Ban The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will abandon a plan to allow cell phone use on airplanes, chairman Kevin J. Martin said this week. The reason, Martin said, is because it is not…
MilitaryBCF Designs Inks U.S. Navy Pact U.K.-based BCF Designs Ltd. signed a contract with the U.S. Navy which will make it responsible for supporting fuel system test sets for 11 fixed wiring and rotary platforms, the company said.…
CommercialHoneywell to Shut Avionics Plant Honeywell said it plans to shut down its avionics manufacturing facility in Teterboro, N.J., and plans to sell the company to a real-estate development company. The 68-year-old manufacturing plant, which makes flight…
MilitaryInterSense Wins L-3 Simulation Contract InterSense, Inc. won a contract from L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training division to supply five additional suites of its IS-900 inertial-acoustic helmet tracking system to support the U.S. Army's Aviation Combined…