Air TaxiWisk, NASA to Study Autonomous eVTOL Flight Operations and Safety Scenarios Urban Air Mobility (UAM) all-electric autonomous air taxi creator, Wisk, is partnering with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to create safe solutions for autonomous air vehicle integration into the national…
MilitaryFinnish Army Gives MD500 Fleet Cockpit Upgrades The Finnish Army will be completing a cab hardware refurbishment project on its MD500 helicopters, upgrading the multifunction display in the cockpit and making the fleet night vision (NVG) compatible, Lt. Col.…
UnmannedB4UFLY Adds Drone Data Crowdsourcing and Local Advisories in New Update The B4UFLY, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) partnered drone app, will now offer localized advisories and crowdsourcing operational data for drone pilots, Kittyhawk CEO Jon Hegranes and B4UFLY app maker, announced on…
Business & GAIs the Aviation Industry Doing Enough to Mitigate Insider Threats Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic? Insider threats have long existed in the airline industry, such as when a Horizon Air employee commandeered a turboprop passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in August 2018, or an American Airlines…
Business & GAWhat's Trending in Aerospace - November 15, 2020 Check out the Nov. 15 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial Emirates Group…
Air TaxiLilium to Launch New Electric Air Mobility Network in Florida Lake Nona, Florida will be the new home to an electric air mobility network with the help of Munich-based Lilium, Tavistock Development Company, and the City of Orlando come 2025, according to…
CommercialGE's Blockchain-Powered Wellness App Makes Debut at Albany International Airport Albany International Airport has become the first to start using a new blockchain-powered smartphone application that uses QR codes to show passengers real-time tracking of cleaning of touchpoints and surfaces throughout terminals,…
Business & GAEmbraer CEO Expects Regional Airline Segment to See Faster COVID-19 Recovery Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto said the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer's regional E-Jets are well-positioned for an eventual recovery from COVID-19's impact on passenger air travel demand, according to comments made by the…
RegulationThe FAA Needs to Address Competency and Training Gaps in Workforce, GAO Says The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Aviation Safety (AVS) identify organization-wide competency gaps and assess training curricula on a recurring basis within its…
Embedded AvionicsBoeing and Northrop Successfully Test Open Mission Systems AESA Sensor Northrop Grumman and Boeing Defense announced successful test flights using an open mission systems (OMS) architecture with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) sensor on a midsize jet-powered aircraft. The OMS-compliant AESA…