Airspace & Air Traffic Management

Navy orders AN/ARC-210(V) aircraft radios, radio control sets, and related avionics equipment from Rockwell Collins

Navy orders AN/ARC-210(V) aircraft radios, radio control sets, and related avionics equipment from Rockwell Collins

PATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 19 May 2013. U.S. Navy avionics radio communications experts needed electronic radios and related equipment for a variety of aircraft. They found their solution from Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Army chooses Talon multi-sensor reconnaissance and surveillance payload from FLIR Systems for UH-60 helicopter

Army chooses Talon multi-sensor reconnaissance and surveillance payload from FLIR Systems for UH-60 helicopter

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., 19 May 2013. U.S. Army helicopter avionics experts needed a multi-sensor payload for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter. They found their solution from FLIR Systems Inc. in Wilsonville, Ore.

ITT Exelis to provide anti-jam GPS antennas for Canadian military aircraft

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 16 May 2013. ITT Exelis (NYSE:XLS) won a contract by Raytheon U.K. and the Canadian Department of National Defence to deliver anti-jam GPS antenna arrays for several Canadian airborne military platforms.

NASA

Lockheed Martin enhances search and rescue service for general aviation

ASHBURN, Va., 14 May 2013. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) engineers have updated the Lockheed Martin Flight Services (LMFS) automation system and Pilot Web Portal to make general aviation safer and more convenient, at no cost to pilots.

Alpha Air Center FBO at Joplin Regional Airport set to complete 5,000-square-foot executive terminal this summer

Alpha Air Center FBO at Joplin Regional Airport set to complete 5,000-square-foot executive terminal this summer

WEBB CITY, Mo., 12 May 2013. Alpha Air Center, a fixed-base operator (FBO) at Joplin Regional Airport (KJL) in Webb City, Mo., is scheduled to complete a 5,000-square-foot executive terminal this summer, airport officials say.

Northstar Aviation FBO at Providence Green Airport unveils expanded and upgraded business aviation executive terminal

Northstar Aviation FBO at Providence Green Airport unveils expanded and upgraded business aviation executive terminal

WARWICK, R.I., 12 May 2013. Northstar Aviation, a fixed-base operator at Green Airport (PVD) in Warwick, R.I., has finished a new, state-of-the-art executive terminal.

V-22 tiltrotor communications and missile-defense avionics upgrade to use tactical booster amplifier from AR Modular

V-22 tiltrotor communications and missile-defense avionics upgrade to use tactical booster amplifier from AR Modular

BOTHELL, Wash., 10 May 2013. Avionics experts upgrading the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft needed a booster amplifier to help increase the fixed-wing aircraft's ability to defeat enemy missiles. They found their solution from AR Modular RF in Bothell, Wash.

sUAS

Embry Riddle student seeks small unmanned aerial vehicle insight, opinions

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., 9 May 2013. Engineers and executives involved with small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs) and systems (sUAS) are invited to take part in a short online survey. Industry participation will help a student in the Master of Aeronautical Science in Aeronautics degree program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Campus, meet his graduation requirements.

ATM

Jeppesen to provide performance based navigation airspace procedures to NAV CANADA to boost takeoff/landing efficiency

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., 9 May 2013. Jeppesen, part of Boeing Digital Aviation, has entered into an agreement with NAV CANADA to design and deliver area navigation with required navigation performance (RNAV RNP) instrument flight procedures based on performance based navigation (PBN) principles.

A320

Dell and Airbus deliver Electronic Flight Bag services to airlines worldwide

ROUND ROCK, Texas, 9 May 2013. Dell OEM Solutions and Airbus have partnered to provide an end-to-end electronic flight bag (EFB) solution to worldwide operators of aircraft in the Airbus A320 airliner family.

Signature opens new satellite FBO at Berlin Tegel Airport

Signature opens new satellite FBO at Berlin Tegel Airport

BERLIN, 5 May 2013. Fixed-base operator (FBO) specialist Signature Flight Support in Orlando, Fla., opened a second FBO location in Berlin, Germany, this week when the company began operating an FBO satellite station at Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL).

Navy calls for urgent maintenance and upgrades for F/A-18 and AV-8B aircraft flight computers from General Dynamics

Navy calls for urgent maintenance and upgrades for F/A-18 and AV-8B avionics flight computers from General Dynamics

PHILADELPHIA, 5 May 2013. U.S. Navy avionics experts are looking to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems in Bloomington, Minn., for maintenance and upgrades on six flight computers for the Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, and AV-8B Harrier strike fighter and electronic warfare combat jets.

Nepal Airlines to buy two Airbus A320 single-aisle jetliners with sharklet wingtips for high-altitude airports

Nepal Airlines to buy two Airbus A320 single-aisle jetliners with sharklet wingtips for high-altitude airports

TOULOUSE, France, 3 May 2013. Nepal Airlines Corp., the national flag carrier of Nepal, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to buy two Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with sharklet fuel-saving wing tip devices.

Avionics databus bridge from DDC translates avionics network traffic between MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 3 May 2013. Data Device Corp. (DDC) in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the AceXtreme bridge device to translate avionics messages in real-time between MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, and Ethernet in any direction, without a host computer.

SAIC to combine disparate systems into novel, integrated airport management system at Denver International Airport

MCLEAN, Va., 2 May 2013. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC; NYSE:SAI) engineers have begun work on Phase I of Denver International Airport's (DIA) $4.5 million initiative to develop and implement an Integrated Airport Management System (IAMS).

Avidyne gets Brazilian validation of DFC90 digital autopilot in Cessna 182 when interfaced with Aspen flight display

Avidyne gets Brazilian validation of DFC90 digital autopilot in Cessna 182 when interfaced with Aspen flight display

LINCOLN, Mass., 2 May 2013. Avidyne Corp. in Lincoln, Mass., has received validation from the national aviation agency of Brazil for the Avidyne DFC90 digital autopilot in Cessna 182-single-engine general-aviation aircraft when interfaced with the Evolution Pro primary flight display (PFD) from Aspen Avionics in Albuquerque, N.M.

Rockwell Collins to provide Army with critical spare parts for tactical aircraft navigation avionics systems

Rockwell Collins to provide Army with critical spare parts for tactical aircraft navigation avionics systems

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., 29 April 2013. The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime segment at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., will award a three-year contract to Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to provide spare parts for U.S. Army tactical aircraft navigation avionics systems.

Avion Express chooses Fokker Services to install Apple iPad-based EFBs on fleet of Airbus A320 passenger jets

Avion Express chooses Fokker Services to install Apple iPad-based EFBs on fleet of Airbus A320 passenger jets

HOOFDDORP, The Netherlands, 28 April 2013. Flight deck avionics experts at Fokker Services in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, will install electronic flight bag (EFB) capability on the Airbus A320 fleet of charter, aircraft lease operator Avion Express in Vilnius, Lithuania.

GBAS

Bush Intercontinental Airport, FAA, Honeywell, and United Airlines test Ground Based Augmentation System under NextGen ATM pilot program

HOUSTON, 26 April 2013. Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) demonstrated the use of Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) this week, under a NextGen air traffic management pilot program in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), United Airlines, and Honeywell.

I-4D

Aerospace technology firms partner to advance 4D navigation within SESAR

ORLANDO, Fla., 25 April 2013. 4D Trajectory is a key part of the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR European air traffic management system), explained an Airbus executive during the 2013 General Session of the AEEC (Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee) in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., this week.

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