MilitaryF-35 Deliveries Temporarily Paused to Inspect Damage to Lightning Protection System The contractor of the U.S. military’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter paused deliveries in early June for three weeks to investigate damage on the system that protects the aircraft’s engine from lightning strikes,…
CommercialCan IFEC Help Airlines Technologically Adjust to the COVID-19 Flight Environment? As airlines slowly begin flying again, many are starting to look at the in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) technologies they have been investing in over the last decade from a much different…
Air TaxiHoneywell Launches New Cooling System, Satcom for Drones and UAM Autonomy Products Following Honeywell’s announcement of its new urban air mobility and UAS business unit, the company announced new products designed specifically for these systems: a lightweight vapor cooling solution, a satellite communications offering…
MilitaryGeneral Atomics Developing Automated Tasking of ISR Platforms with Metis Application General Atomics is developing an automated tasking of military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft using the company's Metis application. Metis is a map-based interface that enables a pre-approved Metis user to…
ConnectivityAirlines, Satellite, and Tech Leaders Convene for 2020 Global Connected Aircraft Cabin Chats Next week, we bring you another virtual event as we look at one of the more impacted and interesting markets in this area – connected aviation. Our Global Connected Aircraft Summit (GCAS)…
Business & GAGulfstream Ready to End G550 Production, Final Delivery in 2021 Gulfstream is ready to cease production of the G550, nearly 20 years after the large cabin jet program was first announced by the Savannah, Georgia-based business jet manufacturer. The final G550 delivery…
CommercialFAA to Hire More Data Scientists, Software Engineers Under 737 MAX Certification Reform The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hire more software and systems engineers, human factors experts and other technological subject matter experts as a way of improving how the agency certifies increasingly complex…
Air TaxiDo Safety Regulators Want Parachutes On Passenger Air Taxis? The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has told a major air taxi manufacturer that it would be penalized for including a non-steerable ballistic parachute in their design, according to Larry…
CommercialFormer Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO to Take Lead at GE Aviation On the same day Embraer took steps to reintegrate its commercial aviation business after plans to merge with Boeing fell through, John Slattery, former CEO of the Brazilian airplane maker’s commercial division,…
CommercialShould Airlines Standardize Pre-flight Testing for COVID-19? Airlines are slowly starting to operate more flights as regulators in different regions of the world begin to relax travel restrictions and introduce new guidelines. But do operators need a standardized approach…