Business & GAU.S. Aerospace Caucus Formed Two U.S. senators in May announced the formation of an aerospace caucus in Washington, D.C., outlining an ambitious plan to promote a wide-ranging menu of aerospace issues. Sens. Patty Murray, a Democrat…
MilitaryAeroVironment Receives Raven UAS Order AeroVironment (AV), based in Monrovia, Calif., said Wednesday it received an $11.2 million order under an existing contract with the U.S. Army to provide 63 new digital Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).…
Business & GADuncan Aviation Wins STC for Aircell System Duncan Aviation, based in Lincoln, Neb., was awarded a FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to install of the Aircell ATG-4000/ATG 5000 Wi-Fi system in the Citation 750. The system, which provides high-speed in-flight connectivity…
CommercialLibyan Airlines to Use OnAir System Libyan Airlines has selected onboard SwiftBroadband connectivity equipment from OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and SITA, for its fleet of new Airbus A330s. Libyan Airlines are expecting delivery of the first…
MilitaryRockwell Collins Awarded Navy Contract Rockwell Collins was awarded an $11 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of AN/ARC-210(V) electronic radios and ancillary equipment for the EA-18G, F/A-18E/F, F-16 Block 40, and U.S.…
MilitaryVSI Awarded JHMCS Contracts Vision Systems International, a joint venture between Elbit Systems of America and Rockwell Collins, has received several new contracts with a total value of more than $80 million. Awarded contracts include delivery…
ATM ModernizationWAM Now Operational in Alaska FAA rolled out Wide-Area Multilateration (WAM) surveillance system at Juneau, the agency said last week. The approach to Juneau is a mountainous area where radar coverage isn’t possible; with WAM controllers are able to…
Business & GAABC Completions Awarded CMC EFB STC ABC Completions of Montreal, Quebec, has received supplemental type certificate (STC) approval to install Esterline CMC Electronics' (CMC) PilotView 10.4-inch Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), the CMA-1410, on the CL-605 and…