CommercialEA100 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…
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…
CommercialBoeing Delivers First Upgraded 747-8 Boeing delivered the first 747-8 featuring the aircraft's new Performance Improvement Package (PIP) Wednesday Dec. 18 to Cathay Pacific Airways. Cathay Pacific received the 747-8 Freighter equipped with performance-improved GEnx-2B jet…
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." …
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…
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…
CommercialCathay Pacific Upgrades Boeing 747-8 Fleet Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is upgrading the flight deck systems on its fleet of Boeing 747-8s with the Lufthansa Systems' Airport Mapping Database (AMDB). According to Lufthansa Systems, the AMDB will…
ATM ModernizationUK Airports to Upgrade Air Traffic Communication NATS, the U.K.'s air navigation service provider, has selected Northrop Grumman subsidiary Park Air Systems to provide ground-to-air communication solutions for up to 15 airports. Park Air was selected to provide…