Air TaxiSkyryse’s Flight Automation Technology is ‘Months Away’ from Certification Skyryse is close to certifying FlightOS, part of a broader flight automation technology stack the company is developing that will significantly reduce pilot workload and improve the learning curve of newly-certified pilots.…
ATM ModernizationNATS Continues Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence for Low Visibility Procedures at Heathrow Airport NATS, the air navigation service provider (ANSP) for the U.K., is evaluating the use of an artificial intelligence and machine learning framework that has demonstrated the potential to significantly reduce delays caused…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Connected Aircraft Cybersecurity 101 With the Satcom Guru On this episode of the Global Connected Aircraft podcast, we spoke with Peter Lemme, an aviation industry consultant, blogger and former Boeing engineer who wears many hats including supporting the research and…
Embedded AvionicsMulti-Core Interference Can Increase Avionics Execution Times Tenfold, Green Hills Software Says Multi-core interference can increase avionics system task execution times tenfold or more, according to Green Hills Software. "We definitely have some strong viewpoints on multi-core interference," Richard Jaenicke, the marketing director of…
Air TaxiUK’s Split from EASA Likely to Increase Burden on European Air Taxi Startups The United Kingdom will withdraw as a member of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) at the end of 2020, gradually transitioning responsibility for safety regulation and new aircraft type certification…
Air TaxiWill the FAA Have Authority over Vertiports for High-Volume Air Taxi Operations? As communities discuss how to prepare for urban air mobility (UAM), concerns are emerging around how heliports — or future ‘vertiports’ — will be governed by the Federal Aviation Administration. Companies like…
MilitaryRolls-Royce Rolls Out New Electronic Engine Controllers for DoD Aircraft Rolls-Royce has launched new electronic engine controllers (EECs) for DoD aircraft, including the Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engines on U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton and U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones by…
ConnectivityElon Musk Talks Starlink, 5G, Education and More at SATELLITE 2020 “If the schedule is long, the design is wrong,” was an adage shared by SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk as he waded into a range of topics on the first…
Business & GAHow Business Jet Connectivity Gets Upgraded, Secured and Future Proofed This is the third part of a three-part Q&A session with Honeywell Aerospace focused on their support of connectivity for business jets. Brought to you by Honeywell. Check out part one and…
ATM ModernizationLeidos, Thales Working to Replace Secondary Surveillance Radars for US Air Traffic System Leidos and Thales are collaborating on the supply of up to 142 secondary surveillance radars to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Mode S Beacon Replacement System (MSBRS) contract. The FAA…