Air TaxiAvolon Orders 500 of Vertical Aerospace’s eVTOL aircraft in $2 Billion Deal Avolon, an international aircraft leasing company, announced an order of up to 500 of Vertical Aerospace’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in a deal that could total $2 billion, according…
UnmannedInsitu Forms Partnership for Drone Operations in the Arctic Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary, has formed a partnership with two Norwegian companies, Robot Aviation and Andøya Space, to build an unmanned aviation ecosystem made for the Arctic and High North, the company…
RegulationFAA Forms New Rulemaking Committee to Advance BVLOS Drone Operations The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) created a new aviation rulemaking committee to develop a regulatory path for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson announced at the…
Air TaxiHoneywell to Provide Avionics and Flight Control Systems for Lilium’s 7-Seater Jet Lilium has a new partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to create the avionics and flight control systems for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the 7-Seater Jet, the company announced on…
Embedded AvionicsNew Multicore Cockpit Display Earns Design Assurance Level A Regulatory Approval A new multi-function smart cockpit display developed by CMC Electronics, the MFD-3068, has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) approvals to DO-178C Design Assurance Level A (DAL A) from Transport Canada. The TSO…
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CommercialUnited Airlines Commits to Purchase of 15 Boom Supersonic Airliners United Airlines made its second major next-generation air transportation investment of the year on Thursday, committing to a purchase of 15 supersonic aircraft being developed by Denver, Colorado-based Boom Supersonic. Boom Supersonic,…
CommercialFAA Asks for Budget Increase for Unmanned Traffic, Sustainability and Safety Oversight The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requesting a budget increase for fiscal year (FY) 2022 as it seeks to update its air traffic control system, make investments in safety and next-generation systems,…
Air TaxiJoby Moves Forward on eVTOL Infrastructure with New Partnership to Build Skyports Joby Aviation announced a new partnership that will give the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker exclusive access to rooftop infrastructure in key metropolitan areas in the U.S. to build…
CommercialGarmin to Make G5000 Avionics Air Transport Debut on D328eco Deutsche Aircraft, the Munich-based aircraft manufacturer that launched operations in December, has selected Garmin’s G5000 flight deck to make its air transport market debut on the D328eco aircraft. The D328eco is being…