FAA Certificates Piper Seminole, Archer Featuring Garmin Avionics

Advanced Technology

State Department Approves $582 Million Spy Plane Upgrade For Saudi; Radar for UAE

The State Department on Monday said it has approved a potential $582 million foreign military sale (FMS) to Saudi Arabia for the modernization of the RE-3A Tactical Airborne Surveillance System aircraft that…

Editor's Note

TTTech Aerospace Talks Deterministic Networks in Avionics

In our latest podcast episode, Kurt Doppelbauer, Vice President of Strategic Sales and Business Development for TTTech’s aerospace business (TTTech Aerospace), discusses the company's solutions for networking and computing platforms for onboard…

Advanced Air Mobility

FAA's MOSIAC Rule Change Could Pave Way For Ultralight, eVTOL Certification

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on FAA certification of light sport and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The first can be found here. The FAA is…

Advanced Air Mobility

Daher, Safran, Airbus Demonstrate EcoPulse Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System

EcoPulse, the hybrid-electric distributed propulsion aircraft demonstrator jointly developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus to support aviation’s decarbonization roadmap, has successfully performed its first flight test in hybrid-electric mode, the companies announced…

Advanced Air Mobility

FAA's proposed MOSAIC rule for Light Sport Aircraft could slash electric aircraft development costs

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on FAA certification of light sport and electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The second can be found here. A proposed rule…

Advanced Air Mobility

Eve Air Mobility and NATS team to develop urban air mobility air traffic management systems

Eve Air Mobility and NATS Services, the commercial arm of the U.K.’s leading air traffic control services provider, announced at the Dubai Airshow they would partner to develop future traffic management services…

AI & Autonomy

UPDATED: Skyryse automates helicopter autorotation, but some pilots are skeptical it can outperform human pilots

Skyryse in July performed what it calls the first fully automated helicopter autorotation emergency landing procedure, according to a Nov. 9 company statement. Skyryse's technology is a highly automated flight control system.…

Commercial

Icarus provides 'smart' view-limiting helicopter pilot training device to University of North Dakota

Icarus in mid-2023 delivered to the University of North Dakota five of its “smart” view-limiting helicopter pilot training devices that gives flight training instructors the ability to change flight visibility for students.…