Air TaxiFive Companies and NUAIR Begin Work on UTM Contingency Management A team of companies received $1.6 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to build and test their Contingency Management Platform at the New York Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site at Griffiss…
Embedded AvionicsRTCA Special Committee Progressing Toward Small Drone Detection Standard A Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) subcommittee is working toward development of a standard for detecting small drones around airports, which will help buyers and users of drone security systems to…
Air TaxiBreaking Down the FAA’s V1.0 ConOps for Urban Air Mobility The Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen office recently published its V1.0 Concept of Operations for urban air mobility, developed in collaboration with NASA and industry. The document, an initial communication after discussions with…
Business & GACan You Afford to Self-Insure Business Aircraft Maintenance? PARTNER CONTENT - Should you buy a maintenance plan to cover your business aircraft or helicopter? It’s a question operators should ask themselves from time to time. The answer is: it depends.…
Business & GAWhat's Trending in Aerospace - July 12, 2020 Check out the July 12 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the top headlines and stories across various segments of the global…
Business & GAPODCAST: Jet It CEO Talks Flying Private in Connected HondaJet Elite Jet It is a business aviation operator launched in 2018 that operates a fleet of HondaJet Elite aircraft and has introduced a unique business model to the private travel market. The company…
ATM ModernizationMode S Replacement and WAM Expansion to Compliment ADS-B for US Airspace Surveillance Two initiatives to address critical obsolescence and end of service life issues for Cooperative Surveillance Radar (CSR) systems in the U.S. airspace, the Mode S Beacon Replacement System (MSBRS) and Wide Area…
ATM ModernizationFAA Partners with Swiss Authority to Advance, Harmonize Drone Integration Efforts The Federal Aviation Administration signed an agreement to work with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) on standards surrounding the safe use and integration of unmanned aircraft into civilian airspace,…
Business & GAViasat Removes Ka-band Business Jet Connectivity Speed Limits Business jet operators flying aircraft equipped with Viasat’s Ka-band satellite connectivity are no longer limited to a maximum number of megabits per second (Mbps) in-flight, as the global communications company has removed…
Air TaxiTalking UTM and UAM With Robert Hammett, CEO of OneSky Systems As interested parties across the drone and air taxi space eagerly await the widespread implementation of unmanned traffic management (UTM) and related enabling technologies such as remote ID, Robert Hammett, CEO of…