CommercialBoeing Looks to Make Reparations for 737 MAX Grounding as it Works on NMA Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg doesn't blame the airlines that are clamoring for compensation after the grounding of the 737 MAX — he said it's the plan. "We're working with individual customers," Muilenburg…
ATM ModernizationFlight Plan 2030: Embraer-X Envisions Entirely New Group to Oversee UAM Operations Embraer has released a 48-page whitepaper on urban air traffic management, examining future infrastructure for air taxis. The report, called Flight Plan 2030, was published by the company's urban air mobility…
IIOTBAE Systems Earns Amazon Web Services DevOps Partner Designation BAE Systems has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) DevOps competency consulting partner status, which the company says will help it develop and deliver software more quickly for customers as it facilitates secure…
CommercialViaSat Doubles Equipped Fleet During Strong 2019 Viasat wrapped up its fiscal year 2019 with $2.1 billion in revenue, marking a 30 percent growth from 2018, highlighted by nearly $1 billion in government systems earnings and a viral growth…
CommercialWhy Automation Shouldn't Push Pilots Out of Air Taxis As it tries to take to the skies, the urban air mobility industry is at a crossroads. The ultimate goal is unmanned operations, freeing up more seats for paying passengers and eliminating…
CommercialIndustry Must Prove UAM Is Safe for Public Adoption Urban air mobility won't be widely accepted as part of the public's everyday life — something industry is counting on — unless a sterling safety record is a given. Two crashes grounded…
ConnectivityHoneywell Connecting USAF Transports with JetWave Satcom Honeywell will be installing its JetWave satcom system on 70 of the U.S. Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III transport planes. The new deal, whose terms have not been publicly disclosed, will see…
RegulationNew Drone Guidelines Set the Stage for Remote ID The FAA updated the Federal Register with new guidelines for recreational drone use today, bringing the standards more in line with commercial flight and priming the UAS climate for coming remote ID…