Air TaxiUnited Airlines Forms Partnership with Archer to Purchase 200 eVTOL Aircraft United Airlines and Archer Aviation announced a partnership that will leverage the international carrier's aviation experience for Archer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, United announced on Feb. 10. According to…
RegulationNTSB Says Pilot’s Poor Decisions Led to Helicopter Crash Killing Kobe Bryant The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the fatal Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Jan. 26, 2020, was caused by the pilot’s decision to continue flying in adverse…
Air TaxiJoby Agrees to eVTOL Certification Requirements with FAA Joby Aviation has agreed to G1 certification conditions with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the company announced on Feb. 9. The company also…
Air TaxiUK Government Funds Development of Pop Up eVTOL Airport in Coventry The UK government is funding an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) airport to be used by drones and air taxis. The Urban Air Port Air-One ‘pop up’ airport will be launched…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - February 7, 2021 Check out the Feb. 7 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
Embedded AvionicsSOSA Targets Open Architecture Designs for New Radar and Electronic Warfare Technology The Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA) standards are currently focused on addressing problems with vendor interoperability, future upgrades, and vendor lock which is driving changes in future radar and electronic warfare (EW)…
UnmannedZipline Drones to Deliver COVID-19 Vaccines Zipline, a drone delivery service, has partnered with a major COVID-19 vaccine supplier to create a cold chain capable vaccine distribution network using drones, the company announced on Feb. 4. This service…
ATM ModernizationNew Report Finds Problems with FAA Unmanned Traffic Management Effort A Jan. 28 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management ecosystem (UTM) lacks information on how progress is measured and adequate communication…