Business & GAL-3 Acquires Mustang Technology Group L-3 Communications has acquired aerospace and defense systems manufacturer Mustang Technology Group, now re-named L-3 Mustang Technology, the company said Thursday Dec. 19. The Plano, Texas-based L-3 Mustang develops and manufactures…
CommercialAerospace Sales Projected at $232 Billion for 2014 Military spending cuts offset the increase in sales for commercial aircraft leading to a slight reduction in overall aerospace sales for 2013, however demand is expected to increase leading to an overall…
ATM ModernizationAirAsia Cleared for RNP The Malaysia Department of Civil Aviation Authority (DCA) has approved AirAsia to begin flying required navigation performance (RNP) flight paths in Malaysia. Approval was granted following a collaborative nationwide flight path…
CommercialGlobal Hawk UAS Performs First Canadian Civil Flight Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) performed its first flight within Canadian civil airspace, a mission to collect environmental data in the Canadian Arctic, the aerospace and defense manufacturer said…
CommercialAirbus, EGTS Evaluate A320 Electric Taxi Airbus has signed an agreement with EGTS International to develop and evaluate an autonomous electric push-back and taxiing system for its A320 family aircraft. Under the agreement, EGTS, a joint venture…
CommercialPanasonic Boosts Global In-flight Network Capacity Panasonic Avionics Corp. on Wednesday Dec. 18 announced an upgrade to its global broadband satellite network ahead of what the company anticipates will be a "milestone year for in-flight Wi-Fi installations." …
ATM ModernizationNextGen Among Top US Transportation Issues for 2014 The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) implementation of the next generation air transportation system NextGen is among the top transportation management challenges for the federal 2014 fiscal year, according to a new report…
CommercialFrankfurt Airport Adds GBAS Landing System Frankfurt Airport will begin installing a ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) to replace its legacy instrument landing systems (ILS) and accommodate for future increases in air traffic, Honeywell said Monday, Dec. 16. …
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