Commercial Boeing 757 Testing Shows Airplanes Vulnerable to Hacking, DHS Says A team of government, industry and academic officials successfully demonstrated that a commercial aircraft could be remotely hacked in a non-laboratory setting last year, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official…
Military Drones to Get New AI Algorithms Under Project Maven The Defense Department's artificial intelligence (AI) development program is set to deliver its first round of algorithms in December to be deployed for warfighting operational sensors, according to project lead Lt. Gen.…
Connectivity China to Spend Billions on In-Flight Connectivity Initiatives The government of Guangzhou City and Bluefocus IFEC Technology are set to jointly establish the “Belt and Road” in-flight internet fund with a capital injection of 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). Also…
Connectivity 50Mbps In-Flight Connectivity Could be Available Within a Year Yahsat, the United Arab Emirates-based satellite operator, today announced the successful trial of a 50 mbps in-flight connection. The result of a partnership between Yahsat, du, Etihad Airways Engineering, Hughes Network Systems…
Curated Content Faulty Maps Might Have Caused Fatal March Helicopter Crash in Ireland According to a report from Ireland's national public-service media organization, RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), faulty maps might be to blame for a Coastguard helicopter crash off Black Rock Island in March. Read more…
Military Lockheed Martin F-35 Sustainment Woes Hurting Readiness The U.S. Defense Department's new fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs is experiencing spare parts shortages and other sustainment problems that are hurting the readiness of the fighter jets, according to…
Curated Content Qatar Airways Improves Passenger App Capabilities Qatar Airways has enhanced its mobile app for ease of use for customers. The app features allow passengers to have all important information they need at their fingertips through their mobile devices.…
Connectivity Inmarsat, Deutsche Telekom Test In-Flight Broadband Network Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom have successfully completed the first flight trials of satellite and complementary ground network for their European Aviation Network (EAN) service, Inmarsat said. EAN is a dedicated aviation solution…