AI & AutonomyShift5 Unveils New Module to Leverage Onboard Data and Automate Regulatory Compliance On Monday, Shift5 introduced a new module for commercial air operators that leverages onboard data to automate compliance with Aircraft Network Security Program (ANSP) requirements. The company’s focus is onboard operational technology…
Air TaxiStéphan D’haene Takes Over as New CEO of Jetson Last week, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company Jetson announced the appointment of a new CEO—industry expert Stéphan D’haene. He previously served as the Chief Operating Officer at ICON Aircraft, and…
RegulationEnabling the Future of Advanced Air Mobility and Drone Operations in the U.S. A U.S. House hearing held last week on the topic of advanced air mobility featured a discussion of the future of unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, in the United States. It also…
Air TaxiArcher and United Announce Plans for First Commercial eVTOL Route in Chicago Archer Aviation and United Airlines announced the first commercial route for eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft—from Newark Airport to a heliport in downtown Manhattan—last November. Today, the companies announced another…
Air TaxiLilium's Tech Demonstrator Hits Targeted Maximum Speed Earlier this month, eVTOL developer Lilium achieved a significant milestone. Its Phoenix 2 tech demonstrator aircraft hit the targeted maximum speed during a flight test—about 155 mph, or 136Kts (250+ km/h). This…
ATM ModernizationEve and Ferrovial to Explore Air Traffic Management for eVTOLs and Vertiports Eve Air Mobility and Ferrovial Vertiports intend to collaborate in evaluating the use of Eve’s air traffic management (ATM) solution for enabling advanced air mobility operations. These operations include electric vertical take-off…
Business & GAUpdates from Sikorsky at HAI Heli-Expo 2023 Sikorsky Aircraft celebrated its 100th anniversary on March 5, just before the start of this year’s HAI Heli-Expo event in Atlanta. President Paul Lemmo and Vice President of Global Commercial and Military…
Air TaxiPLANA Signs MoUs with LG Uplus and Jeju Air Hybrid eVTOL manufacturer PLANA signed an MoU last month with LG Uplus to conduct joint research on 5G/LTE-based avionics data communications for urban air mobility (UAM). They will collaborate on the development…
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