Air TaxiHoneywell Invests, Partners with Swiss Autonomy Startup Daedalean.AI Honeywell has invested in and signed a technological partnership with Swiss startup Daedalean.ai to develop systems for autonomous takeoff and landing, GPS-independent navigation and collision avoidance for general aviation (GA) and electrical…
ATM ModernizationFAA Reviewing U.S. Office of Special Counsel's Letter on Safety at Jacksonville ARTCC The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Nov. 20 that it is reviewing a U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) letter on inadequate de-confliction of airspace at the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic…
ConnectivityPODCAST: How the World’s Only Flying Eye Hospital Uses Connectivity to Teach Medicine Orbis International operates the world’s only Flying Eye Hospital, an MD-10 converted into an ophthalmic hospital and teaching facility that flies to developing nations around the world to bring training local doctors…
Air TaxiAirbus Wayfinder Is Building Autonomy for Urban Air Mobility and Single-Pilot Operations Airbus is expanding its foray into new autonomy for aircraft, hoping to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to build certifiable systems for both urban air mobility and — eventually — single-pilot…
MilitaryTest Aircraft for Airpower Teaming System Flies for First Time, Boeing Australia Says Boeing Australia announced the first flight of subscale test aircraft for its Airpower Teaming System (ATS) this week. "We successfully achieved our first autonomous teamed flights using high-performance jets as test beds…
ConnectivityAirlines Invest in New Connectivity, Digital and Avionics Tech at Dubai Airshow Prominent Middle eastern carriers, including Emirates, Middle East Airlines and Qatar Airways among others made significant investments in new in-flight connectivity, digital analytics and avionics upgrades during the first two days of…
MilitaryElbit Showcasing MAGNI Intelligence Drone at Paris Homeland Security Conference Elbit Systems plans to showcase its new MAGNI intelligence drone at this week's Milipol Paris 2019 safety and homeland security conference, which hosts some 30,000 visitors biennially. The drone is a five-pound,…
MilitaryAirbus Selects Collins Aerospace's Pro Line Fusion for C295 Flight Deck Airbus has selected the Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion flight deck for installation on new Airbus C295 military transports, Collins said on Nov. 17. Airbus builds the airlifters in Spain. Collins Aerospace…
ATM ModernizationFAA Looks to Finish Consolidating NOTAMs on One System The Federal Aviation is looking to modernize its Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), including finishing the consolidation of the legacy United States NOTAM System (USNS) and the newer Federal NOTAM System (FNS), an…
ATM ModernizationNokia, Sirti to Deploy ENET-2 Upgrade for Italy’s Air Traffic Network ENAV, the air navigation service provider (ANSP) for Italy’s air traffic control (ATC) system has established a new partnership where telecommunications company Nokia and cloud data networking provider Sirti will install internet…