UnmannedIris Automation Launches Canadian Pathfinder Project to Streamline Unmanned BVLOS Approvals Iris Automation believes its newly launched Canada Pathfinder Program which will help streamline the regulatory approval process for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations. The Canada Pathfinder…
ConnectivityConnected Aviation Intelligence Web Series Returns with Cyber Roundtable and Virgin Atlantic Case Study The Connected Aviation Intelligence web series, hosted by the two brands behind the annual Global Connected Aircraft Summit, is back with its first installment of 2021 next week. Here, Avionics provides a…
CommercialUPS Receives First Upgraded Airbus A300 That Swaps Floppy Disks for Wireless Gateways UPS received the first of 52 Airbus A300-600s operated by the international air cargo carrier scheduled to receive advanced new communications, navigation, and surveillance systems with the Honeywell Primus Epic integrated avionics…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - February 14, 2021 Check out the Feb. 14 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
CommercialPODCAST: Virgin Atlantic's Zoe Cameron Talks Flying A350 and Inspiring Future Pilots On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Zoe Cameron, senior first officer for Virgin Atlantic, joins to discuss her experience flying with new avionics, iPad and connectivity technologies on the Airbus…
RegulationFirst Remote ID Technology to Comply with US and EU Airspace Rules The U.S. and E.U. have both recently announced final rules for Remote Identification (Remote ID) for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) when flying in the national airspace. A new security system made by…
MilitaryNew Waveform Technology Advances BLOS Connectivity for Helicopters Viasat completed successful demonstrations of a new Ka-band satellite technology that will allow through the blades beyond line of sight (BLOS) communications on a U.S. Army UH-60M rotary-wing helicopter, the company announced…
Air TaxiUnited Airlines Forms Partnership with Archer to Purchase 200 eVTOL Aircraft United Airlines and Archer Aviation announced a partnership that will leverage the international carrier's aviation experience for Archer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, United announced on Feb. 10. According to…
CommercialSingapore Airlines Makes $4 Billion Deferral to Airbus and Boeing Fleet Delivery Schedule Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) will defer more than $4 billion in capital expenditure on the delivery of Airbus and Boeing aircraft scheduled over the next two years under new agreements with the…
RegulationNTSB Says Pilot’s Poor Decisions Led to Helicopter Crash Killing Kobe Bryant The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the fatal Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Jan. 26, 2020, was caused by the pilot’s decision to continue flying in adverse…