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Thales to Supply HUDs for A350

Thales was selected to supply the head-up display (HUD) for the Airbus A350 XWB, the company announced Wednesday. The HUD, either in a single or dual configuration, will be available as a customer option…

Business & GA

Haggan Aviation Wins Universal STC

Haggan Aviation, of Englewood, Colo., received a supplemental type certificate for installation of Universal Avionics' Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)/SBAS Flight Management Systems in the Learjet 60. The companies said the STC includes approval…

Commercial

Rockwell Collins Signs A330 Service Pact

Rockwell Collins has been selected by Airbus to provide its Dispatch Program for Singapore Airlines to maintain its future fleet of 19 leased A330 aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in January.…

Commercial

Panasonic in Deal with Norwegian Air Shuttle

Panasonic Avionics Corp., Lake Forest, Calif., signed an agreement with low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle to provide its Digital MPES (DMPES) in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on 45 B737-800s. The system includes audio, video, moving maps,…

Commercial

British Airways Selects Thales IFE

British Airways signed a multi-million dollar deal to install Thales’ TopSeries in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on its new delivery aircraft and next-generation aircraft. Thales said the system will give customers access more…

Military

Goodrich Signs Sensor Contract

Goodrich Corp., Charlotte, N.C., received a contract from the Naval Research Laboratory to provide CA-247 wide-area airborne persistent surveillance sensors and associated data items for U.S. forces. Financial terms of the deal were…

Business & GA

OnAir to Equip A319 with Data Services

OnAir, an Airbus and SITA joint venture, signed its first VIP contract with a government in the Middle East to equip an A319 corporate jet with its voice and data connectivity services.…

Military

Lockheed Martin Tests Pilotage System

Lockheed Martin announced Wednesday the successful first flight of its Pathfinder advanced pilotage system on an Army HH-60L Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter at Felker Army Airfield in Fort Eustis, Va. This flight…