ATM ModernizationInmarsat to Start Second Phase Flight Trials of Iris Program in 2020 Inmarsat signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the second phase of the Iris air traffic modernization program, which will include flight trials across Europe to assess the service…
CommercialLight Commercial Helicopter Market Fertile for Health Usage Monitoring Systems Lower costs for health usage and monitoring systems (HUMS) make the commercial light helicopter market a fertile field for HUMS makers, like Vermont-based Green Power Mountain Systems (GPMS), Honeywell, and Collins Aerospace.…
CommercialBoeing CEO Targets Fourth Quarter 737 MAX Return to Service While the ultimate decision on when the grounded fleet of 737 MAX aircraft can return to service relies on the approval of individual civil aviation regulators, during a speech at the Economic…
CommercialRaytheon Showcases Cyber Anomaly Detection System for Aircraft Raytheon has developed a Cyber Anomaly Detection System (CADS) for aircraft that carry the MIL-STD-1553 data bus, and its commercial counterpart, ARINC-429, company executives said during an Oct. 3 briefing to discuss…
Air TaxiThe Winner of 'Pitch@Revolution.Aero': Ballistic Parachutes for VTOL Aircraft At a “shark tank”-style aerospace pitch competition during Revolution.Aero last week, Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) won both the audience and judges’ vote for their patent-pending parachute system that slows the descent of…
Air TaxiOn a Mission for Airbus, Voom Enters the U.S. On-Demand Helicopter Market The battle for market share in urban air mobility (UAM) is ramping up as Airbus’ on-demand helicopter service, Voom, launches operations in the United States, beginning with five destinations in the San…
Air TaxiHyundai Creates Urban Air Mobility Division, Hires Longtime NASA Engineer Hyundai Motor Group has created an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) division and hired longtime NASA aeronautics director Dr. Jaiwon Shin to lead it at the executive vice president level. Hyundai is the…
MilitaryL3Harris Touts F/A-18 Avionics Experience After Contract Wins On Oct. 1, L3Harris touted its experience building avionics systems for the U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets a day after the company secured avionics supplier contracts for the aircraft. On…
ConnectivityPolish Air Force Equips 737NGs With Teledyne Data Acquisition Technology The Polish Air Force is equipping three Boeing 737 Next Generation jets used for flights carrying the European nation’s president and senior government officials with flight data recording, transmission, management and analysis…
RegulationUPS Granted Scalable Part 135 Approval for Drone Delivery Nationwide UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward has attained the first Part 135 Standard certification from the FAA to operate a drone airline, which it intends to use to scale its medical drone delivery…