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Business & GA

SkyTrac Signs Satcom Contract

SkyTrac, Kelowna, British Columbia, will provide satellite communication and flight following systems to HelicoptersNZ, New Zealand’s largest helicopter company. HelicoptersNZ, Nelson, New Zealand, operates a fleet of 39 aircraft comprising Bell 212,…

Commercial

L-3 IR Imaging System STC’ed

L-3 Communications Avionics Systems received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for its IRIS Infrared Imaging System on multiple King Air platforms. The STC includes an Approved…

Business & GA

Aspen Signs Pact with Liberty Aerospace

Aspen Avionics, Albuquerque, N.M., signed an OEM contract with Liberty Aerospace, Melbourne, Fla., to provide its Evolution Pro Primary Flight Display as standard equipment in the Advanced IFR version of the Liberty…

Commercial

ASDE-X Operational at Dulles

Washington Dulles airport began using Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X) this month, giving controllers in the tower a more complete picture of activity on the ground. FAA said the airport…

Commercial

Boeing Delays 787 Again

For at least the third time, Boeing has pushed back the first flight and initial deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner, as the manufacturer grapples with “slower than expected completion of work that…

Military

Elbit Signs HUD Deal with Lockheed Martin

Elbit Systems subsidiary Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. was selected by Lockheed Martin to supply new generation Head Up Displays (HUDs) for the new F-16s. An initial order valued at about $3.8…

Business & GA

Garmin SVS Wins STC

Garmin, Olathe, Kan., received FAA supplemental type certification for its Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT). The system, which Garmin said is designed to integrate into its G1000 avionics suite, presents a 3-D depiction…

Business & GA

Pilatus PC-12 NG Wins FAA, EASA Approval

Pilatus Aircraft, Stans, Switzerland, received U.S. and European regulatory approvals for its Next Generation PC-12 turboprop, now officially called the PC-12 NG. The certification approvals by EASA and FAA allow deliveries of…