April 2023 - Aviation Tech Today

Military

U.S. Air Force Extends Contract with Joby by $55M

Joby Aviation announced this week that its Agility Prime contract with the U.S. Air Force has been extended for a third time. The total contract is now valued up to $131 million,…

Regulation

Enabling Advanced Air Mobility: Insights From EUROCONTROL and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau

Last week, a panel of experts discussed the challenges and opportunities associated with cooperating internationally on advanced air mobility, or AAM. Jessica Orquina, Manager of the Implementation Branch for the FAA’s Safety…

Military

Turkey Plans to Upgrade Its F-16 Cockpits in $259M Deal with Lockheed

Turkey will upgrade the avionics and flight control systems in its fleet of F-16 fighters under a new agreement with Lockheed Martin recently greenlit by the U.S. State Department. The NATO ally…

Connectivity

SmartSky Expands In-Flight Connectivity Coverage and Launches Private Intranet Routing

ORLANDO, Fla. — Last week, SmartSky Networks—provider of air-to-ground in-flight connectivity—made an announcement that it expects to complete Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) for at least seven aircraft models this quarter. The next…

Commercial

GE Touts LEAP Engine Program Strength, But Supply Constraints Remain

Buoyed by Air India’s massive order placed in February for 800 CFM LEAP engines, the most ever for the narrowbody engine, GE Aerospace has “tremendous commercial momentum,” though it continues to face…

Connectivity

Harnessing Connectivity and Data to Reach Aviation’s Sustainability Goals

In the relentless pursuit of a greener future, industries around the globe are embracing sustainability as a cornerstone of their operations. The aviation sector, with its significant impact on carbon emissions, is…

Air Taxi

EvFly Chooses Volatus as Exclusive Provider of eVTOL Infrastructure

Volatus Infrastructure and EvFly just signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) naming Volatus as the exclusive provider of electric vertical take-off and landing infrastructure and charging stations to enable EvFly’s projects related…

Business & GA

Supply Chain Management for Aerospace

An aerospace company needs a supply chain, and the right strategy is crucial. An efficient and reliable supply chain helps companies to achieve their strategic and business goals. The supply chain for…

Editor's Note

New Product Introductions at AEA 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. — Over 30 companies presented at the New Product Introductions session at the AEA (Aircraft Electronics Association) Convention in Orlando this week. Daniels Manufacturing Corporation Shane Leary, Business Development Manager…

Connectivity

Northrop Grumman In Build Phase Of SDA’s Satellite Mesh Network After Successful Critical Design Review

A little over a year after winning a Space Development Agency (SDA) contract to provide satellites for a low-Earth orbit mesh communications network, Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed the critical design review (CDR), paving…

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U.S. Air Force Extends Contract with Joby by $55M

Military

U.S. Air Force Extends Contract with Joby by $55M

Regulation

Enabling Advanced Air Mobility: Insights From EUROCONTROL and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau

Military

Turkey Plans to Upgrade Its F-16 Cockpits in $259M Deal with Lockheed

Connectivity

SmartSky Expands In-Flight Connectivity Coverage and Launches Private Intranet Routing

Commercial

GE Touts LEAP Engine Program Strength, But Supply Constraints Remain

Connectivity

Harnessing Connectivity and Data to Reach Aviation’s Sustainability Goals

Air Taxi

EvFly Chooses Volatus as Exclusive Provider of eVTOL Infrastructure

Business & GA

Supply Chain Management for Aerospace

Editor's Note

New Product Introductions at AEA 2023

Connectivity

Northrop Grumman In Build Phase Of SDA’s Satellite Mesh Network After Successful Critical Design Review