ATM Modernization Canada Has a Five-Year Plan for Mandating ADS-B Out Canadian air navigation service provider Nav Canada is finalizing the performance standards, technical details and timeline for its ADS-B Out mandate, which has some commonality…
Business & GA Supersonic Flight Unlocked by Real-Time Boom Predictions Crucial to the industry's ability to bring supersonic civil aviation back in a palatable fashion is the fact that modern technology allows the real-time prediction of…
Commercial Harbour Air to Start Flight Testing All-Electric Seaplane This Year The largest seaplane airline in North America will begin flight testing all-electric propulsion technology later this year, after signing a new agreement to modify every…
Military Air Force Looks to Field ‘Skyborg’ AI Concept by 2023 The Air Force Research Laboratory is aiming to field the new prototype autonomous, unmanned combat air vehicle dubbed “Skyborg” by 2023, the service said March…
Business & GA PODCAST: Wheels Up, the ‘Uber’ of Private Aviation A few years ago, I met Kenny Dichter at an aviation conference and learned about Wheels Up, his startup that sought to bring app-based, on-demand…
Commercial UTC's Hybrid-Electric Regional Plane Promises 30 Percent Fuel Savings United Technologies Corp. has selected regional turboprops as its inroad to the electric transportation market, and it says its hybrid-electric solution could achieve a 30…
Connectivity StandardAero Awarded SmartSky STC for Embraer Jets StandardAero achieved the first supplemental type certificate (STC) for SmartSky’s in-flight connectivity system for an Embraer model aircraft type. Under the new STC, SmartSky’s system…
Business & GA 14 New Avionics Technologies Unveiled at AEA 2019 Business and general aviation avionics manufacturers presented their newest products for the first time publicly during the Aircraft Electronics Association's (AEA) new products introduction session at…