CommercialNational Aviation Day: Looking Back at How Boeing Integrated the 787's Avionics Systems In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a presidential proclamation designating August 19 as National Aviation Day to commemorate the Wright Brothers' first flight completed in 1903. As the aviation industry celebrates the…
UnmannedFAA Selects New York UAS Test Site for UTM Project In a recent announcement, the New York UAS Test Site was chosen by the Federal Aviation Administration for a project that supports safe drone integration and the development of a new traffic…
Business & GAPrivate Jet Operator Airshare Selects Viasat In-flight Connectivity for New Aircraft Private aviation company Airshare has selected Viasat’s in-flight connectivity (IFC) for new aircraft deliveries, Viasat announced Tuesday. Airshare’s business model offers “fractional ownership” of private jets, in which customers buy or lease access to private…
CommercialAmerican Airlines Commits to Future Purchase of 20 Boom Supersonic Jets American Airlines has committed to a future purchase of 20 Overture airliners from Boom Supersonic, according to a new agreement announced by the two companies on Tuesday. The agreement includes payment of…
ConnectivityPODCAST: AirFi CEO Talks Wireless IFEC and Creating Mall in the Sky for Airlines On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, Job Heimerikx, CEO and co-founder of AirFi, joins to discuss commercial airline wireless in-flight entertainment and connectivity trends. AirFi, a global supplier of…
Air TaxiJoby Signs Expanded Contract with Department of Defense Joby Aviation recently expanded its existing contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The U.S. Marine Corps now joins the Army, Navy, and Air Force in testing and exploring applications for…
Air TaxiArcher Receives $10M Pre-Delivery Payment from United Airlines for 100 eVTOLs, Shares Q2 Financial Results On August 10, Archer Aviation announced that it received a $10 million pre-delivery payment from United Airlines for 100 of Archer’s production aircraft, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. The…
Business & GABusiness and General Aviation Avionics Sales Increased in First Half of 2022, AEA Report Says Global sales of business and general aviation avionics increased by 15.8% to more than $1.3 billion during the first six months of 2022, according to the second quarter report published by the…