Garmin has announced that they are now offering a system upgrade to the GTN 650/750 touchscreen navigators. These GTN updates are installed on certain helicopters only but will offer safety upgrades as well as cockpit resource management enhancements that are specifically geared towards single-pilot operations. The update applies to all GTN navigators with the v6.11 software and can be installed on the Bell 206/407 series as well as the MD Helicopters MD 369 E/F/FF and Eurocopter AS350 B2/B3, EC130 B4, EC 130 T2. Read more >>

Finmeccanica, one of the main global players in defense, aerospace, and security, has recently come to an agreement with a Chinese company in order to provide more than two dozen helicopters. This purchase agreement was signed on April 12^th in Shanghai at the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition. The Chinese operator and distributor, Sino-U.S. Intercontinental Helicopter Investment, will be receiving from Finmeccanica twenty-five AW119Kx light single-engine helicopters. Deliveries are anticipated to start in June, as Sino-U.S. Intercontinental Helicopter Investment has ordered these helicopters in an emergency medical configuration. This purchase agreement is part of a larger framework agreement for the purchasing of sixty AW119Kx helicopters all the way through to 2017. Read more >>

Sometimes, it is hard to figure out how to navigate a website when you are unfamiliar with the website. It takes a lot of time and effort to figure these things out. It can even be somewhat troublesome or frustrating if you are not getting the desired results, no matter what you do. Read more >>

Lockheed Martin won orders from two top airline carriers for full commercial flight simulators.  Allegiant Air will be adding a brand new Allegiant A320 simulator to their current equipment portfolio. While Hawaiian Airlines adds the LMCFT A320 to go with their already owned LMCFT A330 simulator. Read more >>

The United States navy has just awarded a contract to Bell Helicopter worth north of $170 million dollars for the manufacture and delivery of nine AH-1Z aircraft along with nine auxiliary fuel kits to Pakistan. The US Department of Defense released a statement that the combat helicopters are expected to be manufactured and delivered to Pakistan under the Foreign Military Sales Program. September of 2018 is the expected date for the competing of this contract. Read more >>

Sydney J. Freeberg Jr. released an article on Breaking Defense discussing how the marines are pushing to have Jammers available on every plane. Due to the surge in high tech threats from China and Russia, the Marine Corps are making a huge effort in order to allocate forces specifically for the role of jamming, deceiving, and hacking enemies. Read more >>

The United States Air Force has recently awarded Northrop Grumman, the American global defense and aerospace technology company, a $30.3 million modification contract in order to have eight Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) modified from Block 30 I into Block M variants. Under this contract, experts at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems division in San Diego, California will be upgrading and modernizing eight RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk long-range surveillance UAVs into the Global Hawk Block M versions. Read more >>

Pegasus Airlines, the Turkish low-cost airline headquartered near the Kurtköy region of Pendik, Istanbul, has recently finalized an order with the Boeing Company for five Next-Generation 737-800 aircrafts. These five airplanes are estimated to be valued at around $505 million, based upon anticipated list prices during the scheduled delivery time frame. Read more >>

Lufthansa’s Technik AG is opening up a Cyclean Engine Wash Service Station in Australia, making it the fifth continent to have one. The Melbourne facility will join other that are spread across the world, including locations such as Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East. The cleaning mechanism is attached to a vehicle, making it mobile if it's necessary to move to other airports. The station has already been tested, and is now ready for all types of customers to use. Read more >>

Airbus recently announced its plan to build a pilot and maintenance training center in Delhi which is planned to open by the year 2018. This is intended to support the Indian government’s “Skill India” campaign as well as the predicted continuing growth of India’s airline industry over the next 20 years. Read more >>