Air TaxiNASA Launches Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge Program With NASA’s four-year testing program on unmanned aircraft integration drawing to a close, the agency held a kickoff call with industry to begin its next research and demonstration effort: the urban air…
Air TaxiBAE Systems Moves Into the Aircraft Electrification Market BAE Systems is moving into the aircraft electrification market, preparing to offer a suite of products to be used on platforms ranging from regional jets to small urban air mobility aircraft. Drawing…
MilitaryBell and Yamato’s Autonomous Aerial Logistics Solution ‘APT’ Takes Flight FORT WORTH, Texas — Out at Wrangler Field, an old Army airstrip far from dense populations and controlled airspace, Bell Flight and Japanese logistics company Yamato demonstrated to journalists the capabilities of…
CommercialPODCAST: Seamless Air Alliance CEO Jack Mandala On this episode of the Global Connected Aircraft Podcast, I spoke to Jack Mandala, CEO of the Seamless Air Alliance, about how their organization of more than 20 members, including Aeromexico, Airbus,…
Air TaxiWill the Global Urban Air Mobility Market Justify the Investment? A global study on the economics and market for urban air mobility was released by Nexa Advisors, an aerospace advisory and investment firm. The study provides an in-depth look at 74 cities…
UnmannedFlytrex Brings Drone Delivery to North Carolina, Eyes Expansion in Reykjavik Israeli drone delivery startup Flytrex received FAA approval to begin drone food delivery in Holly Springs, North Carolina, joining a small group of companies authorized to operate commercial deliveries via unmanned aircraft.…
Air TaxiIris to Test Commercial Drone Sense and Avoid System in BVLOS First Iris Automation, a Silicon Valley-based startup, has been working on an onboard collision avoidance system that — for the first time — will power an FAA-sanctioned flight beyond an operator’s visual line…
ConnectivitySmartSky Networks Partners with Mosaic ATM, Expanding Skytelligence SmartSky’s Skytelligence platform for in-flight connectivity applications now counts Mosaic ATM as a partner, adding new data streams, data processing and fusion techniques. The partnership with Mosaic ATM enhances Skytelligence’s framework infrastructure…