Commercial

AeroMobile Gets OK for Sixth Aircraft Type

AeroMobile completed the certification of its onboard Web and phone system on the Boeing 777-300ER, its sixth aircraft type. AeroMobile, a joint venture between ARINC and Telenor, said its Avion system has been…

Military

Honeywell Wins Navy Contract

Honeywell was awarded a $26.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to exercise an option for the full-rate production of 498 Advanced Multi-Purpose Displays (AMPD) for Lot 33 F/A-18F and EA/-18G aircraft,…

Commercial

Spectralux ACARS Wins EASA OK

Spectralux Corp., based in Redmond, Wash., said its Dlink+ aircraft communications addressing and reporting system (ACARS) received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification on the Boeing 757.  Dlink+ FAA STC Approval was granted…

ATM Modernization

People

Jay LaFoy L-3 Avionics Systems, of Grand Rapids, Mich., named Jay LaFoy president of the company. LaFoy will oversee all aspects of the L-3 Avionics Systems business. LaFoy has more than 25…

ATM Modernization

Calendar

July 22-25 Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) Annual Convention, Savannah, Ga. Contact ALEA, phone 301-631-2406 or visit www.alea.org. 27-Aug. 2 EAA AirVenture 2009, Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wis. Visit www.airventure.org. August 10-13…

Business & GA

Bigger, Faster, Safer, Smarter

Bigger, stronger, faster is a motto that aptly describes, but only in part, Gulfstream’s goals for its new G650 ultra long range business jet, slated for market entry in 2012. The G650…

Military

Poseidon On Patrol

With the first flight of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon test aircraft in April, the U.S. Navy moved closer to a modernized patrol fleet ready for net-centric warfare in open ocean and cluttered…

Commercial

Airline Broadband

Airline passengers want the ability to send e-mail and access the Internet in flight, and U.S. airlines are responding to that demand, rolling out a series of in-flight broadband trials. For passengers,…