Commercial

CAE 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 & GA

Garmin 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…

Commercial

EASA 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…

Military

Raytheon 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…

Commercial

Era 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 & GA

ARINC 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…

Military

UAV Used in Earthquake Exercise

Italy-based micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Advanced Aviation Technology (A2TECH) said it participated in an earthquake response exercise, marking the first time a micro UAV has been used in such a…