CommercialProposed Part 38 Rule Would Add New Fuel Efficiency Metric to Federal Aviation Regulations The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on June 15 published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would introduce a new Part 38 fuel efficiency metric (FEM) to the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR)—the…
Business & GAGarmin Hits 25,000 Delivery Milestone for Integrated Avionics Flight Decks Garmin has achieved a delivery milestone for its line of avionics cockpit technologies, as the company celebrated the delivery of more than 25,000 integrated flight decks in a June 15 announcement. According…
ConnectivityOneWeb Reveals Details of LEO In-flight Connectivity Trial OneWeb and Stellar Blu Solutions have delivered high-speed, low-latency in-flight LEO satellite connectivity to a commercial airliner, the two companies announced June 14. This first test flight was conducted aboard a Boeing…
MilitaryShield AI Raises $165 Million In Funding Round To Accelerate Autonomous Piloting Defense technology startup Shield AI has closed a $165 million funding round that the company said will be used to accelerate the development artificial intelligence (AI) pilots, including in degraded GPS and communications environments.…
CommercialFAA Requires 5G C-Band Filters for ‘Most Susceptible’ Regional Aircraft by End of 2022 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring operators of regional aircraft that the agency has identified as being the most susceptible to interference from 5G C-band wireless signals to install radio frequency…
CommercialAirbus Completes First A321XLR Test Flight, Targets 2024 Entry into Service Airbus completed a successful first test flight of the A321XLR in Germany, the Toulouse-based aircraft manufacturer announced Wednesday. The A321XLR is the latest extra-long range variant of the Airbus A320 family that…