CommercialPanasonic Expands Emirates Contract Panasonic Avionics, Lake Forest, Calif., signed a $500 million contract amendment with Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, to expand the installation of its eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on Emirates’ aircraft purchases and…
CommercialCAE to Manage AirAsia Training Center Canadian simulator company CAE signed a $51 million contract with airline AirAsia to manage its pilot training facility in Kuala Lumpur. Starting in 2008, CAE will begin offering the pilot training services…
Business & GAGarmin Avionics Suite Wins STC Garmin International, Olathe, Kan., won a supplemental type certificate (STC) from FAA for its G1000 avionics suite in the King Air C90A/GT, the company’s first G1000 retrofit STC. Garmin said this STC…
CommercialEASA Approves A320 MLS Approaches The European Aviation Safety Agency approved the Airbus A320 family of aircraft for Category IIIb approaches using a microwave landing system (MLS), Airbus said this week. First customer, British Airways, will implement…
MilitaryRaytheon Wins Navy Contract Raytheon won a $15.4 million U.S. Navy contract for the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar system, the primary undersea anti-submarine warfare sensor for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter. The AN/AQS-22 provides…
CommercialEra in North Sea Era, Reston, Va., was selected to deploy Wide Area Multilateration system in the Netherlands North Sea area, the company said. Dutch Air Navigation Service Provider, Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (LVNL) selected Era, in partnership…
Business & GAARINC Expands in Middle East At the Dubai Air Show this week, ARINC said it will accelerate its planned investment in the Middle East by building out a network of VHR air-ground stations over the coming months…