Content Archive: June 2009

Aircraft

Armed agplane ready for ISR duty

Making its debut at Paris this year is the Air Truck AT-802U, an armed utility version of the popular Air Tractor AT-802.

Sikorsky Opens Avionics Center at Derco Aero

Sikorsky Aerospace Services has opened a rotary- and fixed-wing avionics center of excellence at its Derco Aerospace facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the
ATC

Airbus, Honeywell sign up for SESAR ATM program

Airbus officially became a full member of the SESAR air traffic management modernization program on Friday, when it signed an agreement that marked what it

Barco Secures Mission Display Order

Highland Integrated Surveillance Systems (HISS) of Toronto, Canada, has awarded a contract to Barco to supply MDU-268 avionics-grade mission display units
Aircraft

First Operational EJ200 Passes 1,000 Hours

The Eurojet EJ200 that powers the Eurofighter achieved a milestone earlier this month when the first engine to be completed to the full operational clearan

Rockwell Collins Selected for Snow Goose

Rockwell Collins is to provide its Athena 411 flight control and navigation system for the Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology CQ-10A Snow Goose un

NRC helps Canadian aero firms stay sharp

Eurocopter and Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) signed a 10-year agreement on research and technology cooperation, ranging from manufacturing techn
Engines

Pratt Inks Two Contracts for EcoPower Engine

Pratt & Whitney has signed two more contracts for its EcoPower engine washing service.

CMC SwiftBroadBand Antenna for B777s

Esterline CMC Electronics (Hall 3 Stand D50) and Boeing have signed a contract to offer CMC’s multi-channel SwiftBroadBand compliant CMA-2102SB satcom high

Honeywell cools Legacy for Embraer

Honeywell has been chosen by Embraer to provide the air-conditioning and temperature-control system for the Brazilian manufacturer’s Legacy 450 and Legacy