Connectivity Alaska Airlines Selects Intelsat’s Technology to Offer Satellite Wi-Fi on Regional Aircraft Alaska Airlines just announced that it plans to be the first global airline to offer high-speed Wi-Fi on regional jets. The airline chose Intelsat’s newest…
Military BAE Systems to Receive USAF Contract to Support Mission Data Loads for F-35 U.S. Air Force Test Center (AFTC) plans to award BAE Systems’ electronic systems sector in Nashua, N.H., a five-year contract before Oct. 1 to support the…
Business & GA Vortex Aircraft Services Signs Agreement to Use Embraer's Beacon Platform Recently, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer signed an agreement with Vortex Aircraft Services for the use of Beacon, a digital platform powered by Embraer-X that helps…
Air Taxi Startup AirNova Plans Vertiport Network in France A French startup, AirNova, is working towards establishing a network of vertiports—sites for take-offs and landings of small electric air taxis as well as drones.…
AI & Autonomy Airbus UpNext and Acubed Test New Technologies for Pilot Assistance A wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, called Airbus UpNext, announced recently that it has started testing new pilot assistance technologies with an A350-1000 test aircraft.…
ATM Modernization Airspace Monitoring for Drones: A Q&A With Hidden Level’s CEO At the end of last year, the Federal Aviation Administration mandated that all uncrewed aircraft made or sold in the United States must transmit Remote…