RegulationDrone Strategy 2.0: The Future of Unmanned Aircraft in Europe On Nov. 29, the European Commission published its Drone Strategy 2.0 to lay the foundation for how unmanned aircraft will be used in the commercial and regulatory sectors. As part of a…
AI & AutonomyQ&A With Chief Operating Officer of UMILES Next In late October, the electric air taxi prototype Concept Integrity performed its second successful test flight. The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft was designed by UMILES Next and was equipped…
Electrification and SustainabilityAirbus Reveals New “DisruptiveLab” Demonstrator and Other Sustainability Efforts During its annual summit this week, Airbus revealed its new flying laboratory called DisruptiveLab which was created to test technologies for improving aircraft performance and reducing CO2 emissions for helicopters. Airbus Helicopters…
Embedded AvionicsIntegrating Hardware and Software in Microprocessors to Expedite Avionics Certification After decades of relying on single-core processors to power everything from flight controls to cockpit instrumentation panels, it appears avionics manufacturers are ready to embrace multi-core processors in the hopes of saving…
ConnectivityInvesting in Live Sports for In-Flight Entertainment Helps Airlines’ Bottom Lines It is increasingly common for an airline to offer some kind of in-flight entertainment for its passengers, whether through seatback screens or personal devices. One way that airlines can further improve their…
UnmannedEuropean Innovation Council Awards €2.5M Grant to Dronamics Dronamics announced last week that the European Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program awarded them a grant of €2.5 million. These funds will support development and rollout of Dronamics’ fleet of…
ATM ModernizationPort of Rotterdam Chooses Airwayz for UTM System Prototype The Port of Rotterdam Authority has selected the software provider Airwayz as a partner to prototype an air traffic management system for unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The system will enable drones and…
Electrification and SustainabilityAmpaire's Hybrid-Electric Grand Caravan Takes Flight Ampaire has achieved a major milestone using a modified Cessna Grand Caravan. The Los Angeles-based electric aircraft developer flew its first hybrid-electric regional aircraft on a 30-minute test flight above southern California…