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General Aviation News April 8, 2014

5th Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Joins Global Positioning System

The accuracy of the Global Positioning System (GPS) has been improved with the recent handover of a fifth Boeing [NYSE: BA] GPS IIF satellite to…

Space News April 7, 2014

Orion Avionics System Ready for First Test Flight

Team Progressing Toward Exploration Flight Test-1 DENVER, Apr. 7, 2014 – Testing of the Orion spacecraft’s avionics system has concluded at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE:…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News April 1, 2014

Slow speed, faulty warning system blamed in fatal Asiana plane crash

(Reuters) – The Asiana Airlines Inc flight that crashed in San Francisco in July, killing three passengers, was likely because the pilots were flying dangerously…

General Aviation News March 21, 2014

Triton Unmanned Air System completes initial flight test phase

The Navy’s MQ-4C Triton completed its initial flight test phase at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif., facility March 13, bringing the unmanned air system one step…

General Aviation News March 17, 2014

Thales Receives U.S. FAA Order for ILS420, Latest Generation Instrument Landing System

Thales, the world leader in Air Traffic Management, will supply the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with an initial five Instrument Landing Systems model 420…

Military Aviation News March 10, 2014

Lockheed Martin Receives $14 Million Contract for Upgrades to The Apache’s Targeting and Pilotage System

ORLANDO, Fla., March 10, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $14 million contract in 2013 from the U.S. Army to design, integrate and…

Civilian aviation news March 6, 2014

Colombia’s Aerocivil selects Airbus ProSky for the implementation of its Air Traffic Flow Management system

6 March 2014 World ATM Congress 2014, Madrid — Airbus ProSky’s Metron Aviation division has been awarded a contract by Aerocivil Colombia Air Navigation Services…

Military Aviation News February 17, 2014

Boeing and Air France Industries Successfully Complete Major Modification of French AWACS Aircraft

Upgrade of mission system software and hardware is largest in the history of the fleet PARIS, Feb. 17, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Air…

Military Aviation News February 6, 2014

Lockheed Martin Receives $60 Million Support Contract for UK Apache Targeting and Pilotage System

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 6, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $60 million sustainment and support contract from AgustaWestland for the Modernized Target Acquisition…

Civilian aviation news February 5, 2014

GE Capital Aviation Services to Lease Four New Boeing 737-800 Aircraft to Malaysian Airlines System (MAS)

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, today announced a purchase-and-leaseback transaction of four new Boeing 737-800…

Military Aviation News January 31, 2014

announcement on further UK/ French unmanned air systems (UAS) Technology development

Following today’s announcement by the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, and French President, Francois Hollande regarding the two year unmanned systems feasibility study, worth £120M…

Military Aviation News January 24, 2014

Northrop Grumman-Built Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator Unmanned Aircraft Surpasses 10,000 Combat Flying Hours

The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) built unmanned demonstrator aircraft used for maritime surveillance missions by the U.S. Navy surpassed 10,000 combat flying hours supporting intelligence-gathering…

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