Air TaxiWill the Global Urban Air Mobility Market Justify the Investment? A global study on the economics and market for urban air mobility was released by Nexa Advisors, an aerospace advisory and investment firm. The study provides an in-depth look at 74 cities…
Air TaxiVolocopter Unveils First Commercial Air Taxi Design: VoloCity German urban air mobility developer Volocopter has confirmed the first commercial model in its air taxi program, VoloCity, along with plans for the new design’s first test flight to occur later this…
UnmannedFlytrex Brings Drone Delivery to North Carolina, Eyes Expansion in Reykjavik Israeli drone delivery startup Flytrex received FAA approval to begin drone food delivery in Holly Springs, North Carolina, joining a small group of companies authorized to operate commercial deliveries via unmanned aircraft.…
CommercialAEEC to Adopt Cabin Seating, Digital Bus Standards at Mid-Term Session At SAE Industry Technologies Consortia's upcoming 2019 Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) mid-term session in Seattle, some of the commercial aviation industry’s leading avionics engineers are expected to adopt four new…
MilitaryAFRL Successfully Flies New Robotically Piloted Air Platform The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced the successful flight demonstration of a new robotically manned air platform whose technology could pave the way for more optionally manned aircraft in the…
MilitaryMilitary to Have 2,936 Aircraft with ADS-B (Out) by Jan. 1, Air Force Says The Pentagon will have 2,936 aircraft equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (Out) by the FAA-mandated deadline of Jan. 1, according to the U.S. Air Force, the military service in charge of the…
CommercialAirbus A220 Gets New Iridium Satcom Option Under a new agreement between L3Harris Technologies and Airbus, the A220 has a new line-fit satellite communications option, the Automated Flight Information Recording System (AFIRS) 228s, for enabling Iridium services. L3Harris serves…
Air TaxiEmbraer Unveils Fixed-Wing Electric Demonstrator Embraer unveiled its fixed-wing, single-engine electric demonstrator aircraft on Aug. 16, as the company seeks to play a part in the reduction of carbon emissions and to become a major force in…
CommercialLCD Flight Display Upgrade Achieves Service Bulletin for Saab 340s Saab 340 operators now have a path toward upgrading their aircraft’s cathode ray tube (CRT) displays with new liquid crystal display (LCD) technology after the approval of a service bulletin to install…
Air TaxiIris to Test Commercial Drone Sense and Avoid System in BVLOS First Iris Automation, a Silicon Valley-based startup, has been working on an onboard collision avoidance system that — for the first time — will power an FAA-sanctioned flight beyond an operator’s visual line…