ConnectivityInmarsat Aviation VP Talks Growth in Business Aviation, Future Roadmap and Arctic Routes Inmarsat plans to launch eight new satellites by 2023 as part of its future roadmap in a strategic move that will see its support of in-flight connectivity performance and speeds take generational…
Air TaxiVolocopter Showcases Unmanned Utility Drone, ‘VoloPort’ Infrastructure It's been a busy year for German air taxi developer Volocopter, which continues to be at the forefront of the urban air mobility race. The developer recently announced its VoloDrone, a utility…
Business & GAGarmin Autoland to Permit Emergency Touchdowns for General Aviation Planes On Oct. 31, Garmin rolled out its Garmin Autoland avionics system for general aviation aircraft to permit autonomous touch downs in emergencies. After Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of Autoland, the…
Air TaxiUber Takes a Different Approach to Food Delivery By Drone Uber released its latest design for a food delivery drone that will contribute to — rather than replace — their existing driver-focused delivery service. Equipped with six electric motors along two “wings”…
Air TaxiUS Air Force Hopes to Leverage Commercial Progress on ‘Air Taxi’ Vehicles DAYTON, Ohio — At the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) on Wright-Patterson AFB, the service has begun preliminary research into how it can harness commercial efforts on urban air taxis to increase…
MilitaryU.S. Army in Final Stages of Developing EW Software Tool for Battle Management The U.S. Army is in the final stages of developing a software tool, the Raytheon Electronic Warfare Planning and Management Tool (EWPMT), to give the operators of military hardware, including aircraft, situational…
CommercialThomas Global Achieves Cockpit Display Upgrade Certification on 737 Classics Thomas Global Systems received what the Australian manufacturer describes as a first of its kind liquid crystal display (LCD) cockpit upgrade for cathode ray tube (CRT)-equipped Boeing 737 Classics. Under a new…
Business & GAAre Business Jet Pilots Ready for This Wearable Head up Display? Thales plans on bringing its experience in providing helmet mounted display technology for military pilots to the business jet market with the newly upgraded version of TopMax, which is on track to…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force Signs Predictive Maintenance Enterprise Agreement with U.K.-Based SDL A United States Air Force enterprise agreement this month with the U.K.-based SDL will support maintenance and operations personnel with technical documentation around diagnostic checklists and repair procedures and enable information sharing…
ConnectivityGogo Reveals Partners for 5G Network and Onboard Systems Gogo revealed three strategic partners — Cisco, Airspace, and First RF — which will play key roles in Gogo’s development of its 5G system and network. In May, Gogo executives first confirmed that its new 5G network…