MilitaryLockheed Martin Finishes 2021 With Strong Fourth Quarter Lockheed Martin on Tuesday reported strong fourth quarter financial results, ending a challenging 2021 on a high note, although the company continues to project a drop in sales in 2022. Net income in…
CommercialFAA Requires Boeing 747-8, 777 Flight Manual Changes to Address 5G C-Band Radio Altimeter Interference The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) on Jan. 25 requiring airplane flight manual (AFM) changes for Boeing 747-8, 747-8F and 777 after determining that the radio altimeters…
CommercialFAA Clears More Altimeters From 5G C-Band Impact as Airlines Adjust Flight Operations The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday published a statement to allow an estimated 78 percent of the in-service U.S. commercial fleet to perform low-visibility landings at airports where wireless companies deployed…
Air TaxiLockheed Martin Invests In eSTOL Company Electra.aero Electra.aero, a relatively new company pursuing new aircraft solutions for the urban and regional air mobility markets, on Tuesday said that it has received a lead investment from Lockheed Martin for a…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force Makes New AFWERX Investment in Boom Supersonic Airliner Research Boom Supersonic, the Denver, Colorado-based aerospace company developing a supersonic airliner capable of flying at Mach 1.7, announced a new contract award from the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday valued at up…
CommercialAirbus, Boeing Report 2021 Commercial Aircraft Deliveries Airbus and Boeing reported their full-year 2021 commercial aircraft deliveries this week, with both of the manufacturers seeing increases over 2020 delivery activity. Both OEMs plan on providing more details in…
Embedded AvionicsAptiv Reaches New $4.3 Billion Agreement to Acquire Wind River Dublin, Ireland-based auto parts maker Aptiv announced a new agreement on Tuesday to acquire mission-critical software provider Wind River for $4.3 billion from TPG. Under the agreement, Wind River will become a…
CommercialFAA Identifies 50 U.S. Airports for New 5G Buffer Zones The FAA on Jan. 7 published a new list of the 50 U.S. airports that will have "buffer zones" around them once 5G C-band services come online later this month. Identification of…