Continental Completes Historic Flights Using GPS Landing System

Continental completed yesterday what was called the first commercial flight using a Global Positioning System Landing System (GLS) developed by Honeywell and Pelorus Navigation. The MD-80 flight originated in Washington, D.C., and made landings in Newark and Minneapolis/St. Paul. GLS is expected to...

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