CommercialIndustry Talks EVTOL With European Regulators Thirty corporate officials from eight countries met with European regulators this week in Cologne and Brussels to discuss the needs of the burgeoning electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (EVTOL) sector, according to the General Aviation…
RegulationKenya Places Emphasis On Improving Air Safety Kenya today boasts one of the most developed air-travel systems on the African continent. The country has some of the best developed aviation infrastructure and operates one of the largest airlines on…
MilitaryTextron's ATAC Unveils New F1 Mirage Fighter Jet Jeffrey Parker certainly looked the part of dynamic, young CEO. Dressed in a stylish light gray “skinny” suit, he was standing at a podium under an event tent (bracketed by two parked…
ConnectivityEFB Users Forum Supplement November 2018 The FAA officially approved and published the use of own-ship position in October 2017 and with AC 120-76D. The own-ship indication is permitted in all phases of flight using any position source. The response…
CommercialZunum Aero Makes Hybrid to Electric Aircraft Engine Selection Zunum Aero has selected Safran Helicopter Engines to power its hybrid-to-electric commercial aircraft to be available in the 2020s. Safran will provide a new-generation engine turbine to power Zunum's ZA10 electrical generator.…
ATM ModernizationAmazon, HAI: An Integrated US Airspace Requires the Right Tools The aviation and drone communities do not need airspace redesign. What they need are integration tools. That was the sentiment among a panel of industry executives at the Air Traffic Control Association’s…
ATM ModernizationFAA to Hold First Drone Advisory Meeting Since Recharter, Chairman Resignation The FAA Drone Advisory Committee will host its first meeting since rechartering Tuesday at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. In mid-June, the FAA's advisory committee that provides advice on key unmanned aircraft…
CommercialAeroVironment to Build Mars Helicopter for NASA Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) manufacturer AeroVironment will collaborate with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to build the agency's Mars Helicopter planned to fly on Mars. The helicopter will fly on NASA’s next…