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Military

Super Hornets Retrofitted with AESA

The U.S. Navy is retrofitting 135 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with Raytheon's active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, in an initial contract worth up to $55 million, the company said. Under terms of…

Commercial

V Australia Selects Rockwell Collins

V Australia, the new international long-haul airline of Australia launched recently by Virgin Blue, selected a suite of Rockwell Collins avionics for seven firm and six option Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Deliveries are…

Commercial

American Completes First Aircell Installation

American Airlines completed the first aircraft installation of the Aircell Internet broadband connectivity system at its Kansas City, Mo., maintenance facility. American plans to test the technology in 2008 on all 15…

Business & GA

Army Awards Apache Radar Contract

Longbow Limited Liability Co., based in Orlando Fla., was awarded a $15.4 million contract from the U.S. Army for Apache helicopter Block III radar electronics unit and unmanned aerial vehicle tactical common…

ATM Modernization

U.K. Airport to Deploy Era ADS-B System

A U.K. airport group will deploy Era Corp.’s wide area multilateration and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance solution, the Reston, Va.-based company said Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Manchester Airport…

Military

BAE Wins Air Force Contract

BAE Systems was awarded a $42.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide for Air Vehicle Planning Software (APS), which will provide automated planning systems for manned and unmanned air…

Commercial

ARINC Certified Under FAA STC Program

FAA certified ARINC to issue aircraft supplemental type certificates (STC) and perform STC-related aircraft service and modification work under the agency's new Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program. ARINC’s Aircraft Integration and Modification…

Commercial

More 787 Delays Announced

Boeing delayed until the second quarter the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner, saying the manufacturer needs more time to assemble the first plane. The first flight, which was set for the…