Business & GAThrustSense Autothrottle Achieves King Air Certification ThrustSense, the Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) autothrottle technology that brings a full authority digital engine control (FADEC)-like navigation to non-FADEC aircraft, has achieved an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for the…
RegulationFAA to Debut Remote ID Rule in July The FAA plans to release its remote identification ruling for UAS in July, UAS Integration Office Executive Director Jay Merkle said in front of Congress Wednesday. The remote ID rules — often…
ConnectivitySATTELITE 2019: Meeting Passengers’ IFC Expectations How many of you used Wi-Fi on a recent flight? If you’re like the audience at SATELLITE 2019’s on in-flight connectivity (IFC), a lot of you. How many of you were satisfied…
CommercialA Trailblazing Aerospace Company Rides the Aerospace Boom in Thailand BANGKOK, THAILAND — In March of this year, CCS Advance Tech became the first domestically-owned company in Thailand to become a Boeing-approved component supplier, completing the company’s audit in three special processes…
MilitaryPoseidon's Reach: The P-8A Around the World NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Approaching the U.S. Navy's final planned buy of Boeing P-8A Poseidons in 2020, 169 of the multimission maritime aircraft have been sold across seven countries. As primary buyer,…
MilitaryEGI-M: Northrop Grumman's GPS for GPS-Denied Areas NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The business case for Northrop Grumman's assured position, navigation and timing (A-PNT) solution is tricky, on its face — GPS is better, and as long as you have…
CommercialBoeing Knew the AOA Disagree Alert on the 737 MAX Didn't Work — and Said Nothing In 2017, Boeing learned that the angle-of-attack (AOA) disagree alert — a standard feature on all 737 MAX aircraft — didn't work on the majority of the planes. The company determined that…
ConnectivitySoftBank Develops Aircraft Delivering Telecommunications Connectivity SoftBank is developing an aircraft that delivers telecommunications connectivity from the stratosphere. The company launched a High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) business through HAPSMobile, a joint venture between SoftBank and U.S.-based company AeroVironment. With the…
CommercialCity Airbus eVTOL Prototype Makes First Flight in Germany City Airbus, the namesake company’s unmanned, ducted-fan-driven urban air taxi prototype, made its first flight May 3 in Donauwörth, Germany. Airbus Helicopters did not make a formal announcement of the milestone, but…
MilitaryTextron Shadow Block 3 Upgrade in Flight Tests Textron is flight testing a new Block 3 version of its AAI-developed RQ-7 Shadow UAS, which the U.S. Army has been using for 20 years and, according to Textron, plans to use…