FAA today named CSSI, Inc., of Washington, D.C.,  as the first contract recipient under the Systems Engineering 2020 (SE2020) program to support Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiatives. CSSI, an engineering, IT and...

Air France announced the completion of the first transatlantic "green" flight optimized from start to finish to reduce noise and emissions. The April 6 flight, a Boeing 747-400ER, departed Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and touched down..

FAA executives yesterday outlined steps they are taking in response to the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force recommendations, and pledged ongoing engagement with industry. In a series of presentations at the RTCA Spring Symposium in..

The RTCA Spring Symposium, organized by RTCA in partnership with Avionics Magazine, begins today with discussion of FAA’s response to the NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force...

ARINC Inc. was named a distribution partner by Inmarsat for its high-speed SwiftBroadband satellite communications service. Partner status will help ARINC establish "compelling, tailored solutions for the aviation market," allowing the..

Ballard Technology, based in Everett, Wash., introduced a portable USB 2.0 interface for Mil-Std-1553 and ARINC 429/717 protocols, allowing technicians to test, simulate and analyze avionics databuses...

The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Thales U.K. the initial three-year support contract for the Watchkeeper Unmanned Air System (UAS) program. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed. Thales U.K. is also prime systems integrator..

Metron Aviation, based in Dulles, Va., achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 certification for providing advanced research, concept engineering, air traffic management, software development...

Avionics manufacturers are participating in oceanic in-trail procedures (ITP) trials in the United States and Europe using automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) aircraft position reporting. In presentations at the AEEC General Session in..

AeroVironment, based in Monrovia, Calif., announced Wednesday the resignation of its chief financial officer, Stephen C. Wright, to pursue other business opportunities. Jikun Kim has been appointed interim chief financial officer. Kim has served...

Panasonic Avionics Corp., based in Lake Forest, Calif., on Monday announced a strategic agreement with Deutsche Telekom which designates Deutsche Telekom and its T-Mobile brand as the preferred wireless internet service provider for Panasonic..

The eNfusion AMT-700 High-gain Antenna (HGA) from EMS Aviation received an Inmarsat Letter of Assessment as a Class 6 multi-channel aeronautical antenna, the company announced Wednesday. This assessment signifies that the antenna suitable to support..

Raytheon on Tuesday said it delivered to the U.S. Air Force the first of the KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique computers for Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment...

A US Airways executive admonished aircraft component suppliers to do a better job in developing software that later must be fixed and reloaded, telling them to “get it right the first time.” David Seymour, US Airways senior vice president of..

OnAir, a joint venture of Airbus and SITA, on Monday announced the termination of its agreement with Irish carrier Ryanair.   After operating the OnAir service on 50 of its aircraft for about a year, Ryanair wanted to expand deployment to its...

Swedish tour operator Novair will install navAero's Class 2 tBag C22 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) on its Airbus A321s. The contract includes...

Saudi Arabian Airlines signed a five-year electronic charting service contract with Jeppesen providing for electronic flight bag (EFB) software, tailored digital charting and navigation data services for use with in-flight applications and the..

Vision Systems International (VSI), on March 22 said its F-35 Gen II Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) completed its first flight on the F-35B Lightning II. The Gen II HMDS displays biocular video and symbology information on the helmet visor,..

Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (IS&S), Exton, Pa., on March 24 announced FAA supplemental type certification of the Class 3 Electronic Charts and XM Satellite Weather upgrade to the...

Aeroflex Inc., Wichita, Kan. division, introduced the ALT-8000, describing it as the first RF-based portable radio altimeter flightline test set. The portable ALT-8000 is a lightweight, universal test set for 4.3 GHz frequency modulated continuous..