Commercial Panasonic-China In-flight Connectivity Partnership Is Firm Panasonic Avionics and China Telecom Satellite Communications signed a firm agreement to jointly support in-flight connectivity for domestic and international airlines flying over Chinese airspace. The firm agreement follows a Memorandum…
Business & GA L-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…
Commercial Aerospace 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…
Commercial Gogo Wins Aeromexico Deal for 737s Aeromexico has a new agreement to add Gogo's in-flight connectivity network to its fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft, Mexico's largest carrier said Thursday, Dec. 19. Under the agreement Gogo's Ku-band satellite…
ATM Modernization AirAsia 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…
Commercial EA100 Autopilot Approved for Century IIB, III and IV Aspen Avionics on Monday; Dec. 16 announced its EA100 autopilot adapter has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for compatibility with all attitude-based Century…
Commercial Global 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…
Commercial Panasonic 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." …