Air TaxiAirbus and Hiratagakuen Partner to Test Future Flight Routes for eVTOLs in Japan Airbus and Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen announced a new partnership last week targeting the development of advanced air mobility operations in the Kansai region of Japan. The partnership will address the requirements…
CommercialUS Airlines Begin Installing 5G C-Band Filter for Radio Altimeters on Airbus A320s U.S. airlines have begun installing a radio altimeter replacement for in-service Airbus A320 model aircraft that currently feature altimeters susceptible to interference from 5G C-band wireless signals generated by networks recently deployed…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Shift5 CGO Talks Cybersecurity and Unleashing Connected Aircraft Innovation Faster On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, Shift5 Chief Growth Officer and co-founder Michael Weigand is the guest. Shift5 is a cybersecurity company that focuses on protecting transportation and military…
Air TaxiJetson CTO Talks New Testing Facility for R&D and eVTOL Production Jetson is developing an ultralight personal electric aircraft called the Jetson ONE. The company recently received its 500th pre-order, and deliveries are expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2023. A…
AI & AutonomyNASA Conducts New Series of Flight Tests with Autonomous Sikorsky Helicopter Pilots and researchers from NASA began conducting research flights with the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, or SARA, in March. The system uses Sikorsky’s MATRIX Technology that is designed to enable operators to…
Air TaxiSkyports Continues Partnerships with Wisk and AirAsia, Prepares for Vertiport Testing in Paris Skyports, a UK-based vertiport designer and developer, shared updates on its research projects and partnerships with AirAsia and Wisk in emailed statements to Avionics International. The continuing collaboration between Skyports and electric…
ConnectivityJSX CEO Gives Starlink In-Flight Internet Updates at FTE Global LAS VEGAS — JSX expects to begin operating its first passenger-carrying flight featuring SpaceX's Starlink in-flight connectivity (IFC) service by October, according to comments made by the charter operator's CEO Alex Wilcox…
ConnectivitySpirit Airlines CIO Eyes Use of In-Flight Connectivity to Transmit Flight Operational Data LAS VEGAS — Two months after switching its new in-flight internet service on for the first time, Spirit Airlines Chief Information Officer (CIO) Rocky Wiggins provided more insight into how the low-cost…