RegulationAmazon Seeks FAA Approval for Prime Air Drone Delivery Amazon has formally requested FAA approval to operate as a Part 135 unmanned air carrier to conduct commercial drone deliveries in the United States. The 29-page letter sent by Amazon also…
UnmannedDrone Delivery Crash in Switzerland Raises Safety Concerns As UPS Forms Subsidiary Swiss Post’s drone delivery service has been indefinitely suspended after a drone crashed not far from a group of kindergarten children. The program, which ferries healthcare items like lab samples between hospitals…
ATM ModernizationSwitzerland Connects Drone Operators to ATM with Nationwide System Switzerland is a step closer to rolling out an unmanned traffic management system nationwide. A partnership between Swiss ANSP Skyguide and airspace intelligence provider AirMap, has led to the deployment of a…
CommercialLilium Receives Red Dot Design Award, On Track for 2025 Launch Munich-based Lilium Jet was awarded the ‘Red Dot: Best of the Best’ design concept award for its sleek, manta ray-inspired five seat eVTOL. “I believe biomimicry has a powerful role to play…
CommercialPODCAST: How Air Canada is Using A New Data Analytics Platform On the latest episode of the Global Connected Aircraft podcast, I spoke with Air Canada's Shaul Shalev and Sisense CEO Amir Orad about how airlines can use data analytics to improve the…
CommercialFull Flight Simulators Incorporate VR for Next Generation of Pilots Modern full-flight simulators are so realistic that a student pilot can learn to fly from scratch in the virtual world and step directly into an aircraft for real-world, leave-the-ground checkout flights. High-fidelity…
ATM ModernizationFAA Chooses Enhanced ADS-C Over Space-Based ADS-B for Oceanic Airspace A July report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found it would be significantly more cost-effective for the FAA to use a faster version of the existing automatic dependent surveillance-contract…
CommercialThe Role of Moded Input Devices in Airliner Accidents There is no debate whether modern avionics have substantially improved safety and operational efficiency, but functionality has increased, the role of input devices has quietly changed. A recent cross-cutting study published in…