CommercialBoeing Exploring Autonomy, LIDAR in Future Air Cargo Aircraft Cargo carrying airplanes could have drastically different technological configurations in the near future. During a panel on developing cargo aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show, executives from Boeing and CargoLogicAir discussed how…
CommercialRolls-Royce Ready to Electrify M250 for Future EVTOL At the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show, Rolls-Royce unveiled a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft capable of flying at 250 mph with a range of 500 miles. With the right…
CommercialGarmin Pilot App Updated with Real-Time Engine Monitoring Garmin International is adding new features to the Garmin Pilot mobile app. New functions include wireless real-time display and play-back of engine data via Flight Stream 510 and a document viewer that…
CommercialMaking Bell's Air Taxi Go: An Engineer's Perspective Kyle Heironimus is the electric propulsion development lead for Bell’s air taxi — part of the innovation team in charge of exploring new technology. As a partner for Uber Elevate, who is…
Business & GARockwell Collins Combining Enhanced, Synthetic Vision for Global 5500/6500 Rockwell Collins has launched its combined vision system (CVS) on the Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 business jets. The CVS merges infrared enhanced vision and synthetic vision system imagery into a single…
Business & GAGulfstream G500 Gets Double-Certified, on Track for 2018 Delivery Gulfstream's G500 has received both its type certification and its production certificate from the FAA, the company said today. The business jet manufacturer plans to begin G500 deliveries in the fourth quarter…
MilitaryNorway's New AW101 Fleet Has iPhone-Like SAR Capability The Royal Norwegian Air Force’s new fleet of Leonardo AW101 search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters can communicate, send text messages and switch between 3G and 4G networks similar to the way the average person’s…
CommercialBoom CEO Talks Supersonic Air Data, Antennas, Engines Boom Supersonic is attempting to become the first company to re-launch supersonic commercial air travel since the Concorde’s final flight in October 2003. At the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show, Avionics caught…
MilitaryL3 to Furnish HAL Helos with FA2300 MADRAS Data Recorder L3 Aviation Products has been selected by aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to provide the FA2300 Modular Airborne Data Recorder/Acquisition System (MADRAS) for its advanced light helicopter and light combat helicopter production programs.…
CommercialJetBlue Tracks Microweather with New ClimaCell Software JetBlue has implemented the newly launched ClimaCell HyperCast Aviation microweather forecasting software across its largest cities after a pilot program beginning in 2017 at Boston's Logan Airport. ClimaCell's software finds and forecasts…