CommercialHoneywell Signs $16 Billion A350 Pact Honeywell said it won a $16 billion contract to provide major mechanical systems for Airbus’s new long-range, wide-body A350 aircraft. Honeywell said it is the largest systems and equipment package Airbus has…
MilitaryRockwell Collins Wins Data Link Deal Rockwell Collins said it was selected by Raytheon Missile Systems to design, develop and produce its Strike Common Weapon Data Link Program. Under the $18 million contract, Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,…
Business & GAFAA Picks ATO CEO The FAA named United Airlines executive Henry P. Krakowski as CEO of the agency’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), effective Oct. 1. ATO has responsibility for FAA’s transition to the Next Generation Air…
Business & GAICG Picked for Dassault Falcon International Communications Group, Newport News, Va., said Dassault Falcon selected it to provide Iridium satellite communication systems and handsets as optional equipment for the Falcon family of aircraft. Products available for installation…
MilitaryITT To Acquire EDO Fresh from winning FAA’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) contract, ITT Corp. said it will pay $1.7 billion to buy New York City-based EDO Corp. EDO designs and develops advanced systems for…
CommercialRow 44 to Use AeroSat Components Row 44, Westlake Village, Calif., will use satellite antenna and additional RF components from AeroSat Corp., Temple, N.H., for its aviation broadband system. Under the agreement, AeroSat will provide two-way KU-band antennas…
CommercialAirCell, Virgin America Partner for In-Flight Web AirCell said it is partnering with Virgin America to offer broadband Internet services in 2008 for passengers traveling in the continental United States. AirCell, Louisville, Colo., said the new service will allow…
MilitaryRaytheon Wins UAV Pact Raytheon won an $86 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide targeting systems and spares for the Predator/Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle program. The contract provides for 27 Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems…