CommercialFAA Forecasts Strong Growth in Aviation Over Next Two Decades All indicators show that air travel in the U.S. is strong, and according to the FAA Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years 2018-2038, the trend will continue. The FAA forecasts that the number of…
CommercialGuinness Toasts World-Record 10,000th Boeing 737 In a Guinness-recognized feat, Boeing has produced 10,000 737-line airplanes. The milestone jet was a 737 MAX 8 destined for Southwest Airlines produced at Boeing’s Renton, Washington, facility. The 737 took almost…
Business & GABombardier Drops a Dozen Upgrade Options for Business Jets Bombardier has launched a suite of 12 product enhancements providing a range of upgrades to its business jets available for installation at service centers. For heightened pilot awareness, Bombardier is offering enhanced…
CommercialCheetah Air Gets Approved for Night Activity, Enabling 24/7 Drone Deliveries Cheetah Air can now use its drones to deliver packages 24 hours a day thanks to approval from the FAA to operate at night under Part 107 regulations. An example of how this…
MilitaryBoeing to Flight Test Software Update on KC-46A The U.S. Air Force said it learned that two of the plane’s systems in its KC-46A tanker program — the Centerline Drogue System (CDS) and the Remote Vision System (RVS) — are not…
ConnectivityThales Expects Streaming-Quality IFC to be Norm by 2021 A key technology on board Thales’ SES-17 satellite could facilitate high-speed streaming on flights in the next few years. Thales’ Spaceflex VHTS, a digital transparent processor, “allows us to digitalize and process…
ConnectivitySmiths Interconnect Exhibits at Satellite 2018 Smiths Interconnect was an exhibitor at Satellite 2018 in Washington, D.C. this week. A range of technically differentiated connectivity solutions from its technology brands EMC Technology, Hypertac, IDI, Millitech, RF Labs, Sabritec,…
CommercialBoeing Invests in Drone Radar with Fortem Boeing is funding the development of advanced radar systems through its HorizonX subsidiary’s investment in Fortem Technologies. Fortem Technologies offers airspace awareness solutions using radar that is low in size, weight and…
CommercialSatellite 2018: We Can Prevent Another MH370, But We Might Make It Difficult There is no good reason why tragic mysteries such as Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, Air France Flight 447 and EgyptAir Flight 990 should occur. We have the technology now to prevent or…
Business & GATextron Puts Cessna Sky Courier Through Wind Tunnel Testing Textron Aviation has completed initial wind tunnel testing of its new twin-engine Cessna SkyCourier turboprop. Results will provide performance and aerodynamic and structural load data to further hone the aircraft design. "For…