MilitaryEmbraer KC-390 Receives Brazilian Type Certification Embraer’s KC-390 multi-mission military cargo plane has received type certification from Brazil’s civil aviation authority, the ANAC, clearing a path to full operational capability next year. Aimed at competing with Lockheed Martin’s…
CommercialBell Taps Thales to Provide On-Demand VTOL Flight Controls Thales will develop flight control systems for Bell's vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, the two companies said Tuesday. Bell has said the aircraft, which is to be used for on-demand urban mobility in partnership…
CommercialGE-Owned Avitas Granted First Large Commercial BVLOS Waiver Avitas Systems, a GE venture, received the first FAA approval to fly a 55-plus-pound UAS beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) with no spotter for commercial purposes. Operating on Shell oil facilities…
MilitaryControl Six MQ-9 Reapers From Your Laptop With GA-ASI's Heresy Software General Atomics wants it to be so easy to manage drones that, using the company's Heresy multi-mission control (MMC) software, one operator can oversee a half-dozen large UAS, assigning tasks and monitoring…
CommercialNew Boeing Business to Tackle AI, Advanced Computing Boeing has launched a new business tasked with researching and development of solutions in artificial intelligence (AI), secure communications and complex systems optimization for commercial and government applications. Called Disruptive Computing and…
UnmannedCyPhy's Tethered Drones Provide Limitless Uptime The U.S. Army and Navy Special Ops use drones from CyPhy Works to get around one of the big hindrances with most unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), a lack of persistence engendered by…
CommercialAfter Air Canada 759 Near-Miss, NTSB Recommends Safer Avionics On July 7, 2017, an Airbus A320-211 operated by Air Canada came within 60 feet of crashing into an Airbus A340 on a taxiway at San Fransisco International Airport (SFO). In its…
Embedded AvionicsSafe But Not Secure: The Changing Landscape of Cybersecurity in Aviation In 2015, cybersecurity consultant Chris Roberts claimed to have hacked an airliner while riding it, drawing the immediate attention of federal authorities while underscoring the need for comprehensive
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