CommercialCollins Aerospace Has a New Avionics Chief Steve Timm is the new president of avionics at Collins Aerospace, taking over for Kent Statler, who will retire after 32 years with the avionics manufacturer that merged with UTC Aerospace Systems…
CommercialEmbraer Pursues Electric Propulsion with WEG Agreement Embraer has signed a cooperation agreement with electronics company WEG to develop electric aircraft propulsion solutions. Aimed at the aviation industry's global goal of reducing carbon emissions, the planemaker's partnership with its…
MilitaryBoeing Bags $259 Million Air Force Deal for Weapon Planning Software Boeing has won an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $259 million to provide weapon planning software for a host of U.S. military and allied platforms over the next decade.…
ConnectivityGogo is Developing Antennas, Modems for 2021 5G Network Gogo is developing new antennas and modems designed to enable the world’s first in-flight connectivity (IFC) 5G air-to-ground (ATG) network by 2021. John Wade, president of commercial aviation for Gogo, told Avionics…
UnmannedDJI: Drones Dragged Through The Mud With False Collision Claims An unexpected bang greeted an Aeromexico pilot who was preparing to land his 737 last December. With no blood or feathers to indicate a bird's handiwork, it looked like maybe a drone…
CommercialBoeing Looks to Make Reparations for 737 MAX Grounding as it Works on NMA Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg doesn't blame the airlines that are clamoring for compensation after the grounding of the 737 MAX — he said it's the plan. "We're working with individual customers," Muilenburg…
CommercialThailand's Ambitious Plan for Aerospace Dominance BANGKOK, Thailand -- The Thai government believes it can be a successful home for aerospace industry, capitalizing on its central location in the heart of the Asia-Pacific and the massive growth in…
ATM ModernizationFlight Plan 2030: Embraer-X Envisions Entirely New Group to Oversee UAM Operations Embraer has released a 48-page whitepaper on urban air traffic management, examining future infrastructure for air taxis. The report, called Flight Plan 2030, was published by the company's urban air mobility…
IIOTBAE Systems Earns Amazon Web Services DevOps Partner Designation BAE Systems has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) DevOps competency consulting partner status, which the company says will help it develop and deliver software more quickly for customers as it facilitates secure…
CommercialViaSat Doubles Equipped Fleet During Strong 2019 Viasat wrapped up its fiscal year 2019 with $2.1 billion in revenue, marking a 30 percent growth from 2018, highlighted by nearly $1 billion in government systems earnings and a viral growth…