Air TaxiAirAsia Continues Pursuit of Future eVTOL Operations with Skyports Partnership AirAsia has taken its latest step toward the future development of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), signing a letter of intent (LOI) with Skyports to deploy air taxi infrastructure in Malaysia.…
CommercialJetBlue Expects to Close Acquisition of Spirit Airlines by 2024 JetBlue Airways on Thursday announced a definitive merger agreement to acquire the Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion, an acquisition still subject to regulatory approval that the New York-based carrier expects to officially…
UnmannedZipline and MultiCare Health System Partner to Launch Washington State’s First Commercial Drone Deliveries Autonomous electric drone developer Zipline recently announced a partnership with MultiCare Health System for launching the first commercial drone delivery operations in the state of Washington. MultiCare, a not-for-profit healthcare organization, will…
Air TaxiArcher Selects Honeywell's Flight Control Actuation Technologies For Its eVTOL Archer Aviation revealed this week that Honeywell will supply flight control actuation technology for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This technology will enable the 12 tilt 6 configuration of…
Air TaxiHyundai's Supernal Establishes First eVTOL Development Partnership With EP Systems Hyundai Motor Group’s Supernal, an advanced air mobility company based in the U.S., recently announced its first vehicle partnership. Supernal and Electric Power Systems have agreed to work together in developing and…
ConnectivityPODCAST: OneWeb, SpaceX, and Telesat Answer LEO In-Flight Connectivity Questions On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, executives from OneWeb, SpaceX, and Telesat discuss the future of Low Earth Orbit (LEO)-powered in-flight connectivity for commercial airlines and business jet operators…
ATM ModernizationDFS Declares Global Debut of GBAS CAT II Operations at Frankfurt Airport Airlines that fly to Frankfurt Airport can now use the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) deployed there for category II (CAT II) landings, making it the world's first airport to support GBAS…
Air TaxiAmpaire's Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator Performs 1,135-Mile Nonstop Flight Ampaire, the hybrid-electric aircraft developer based in Los Angeles, announced completion of a successful 1,135-mile-long nonstop flight with its EEL demonstrator aircraft. The company claims that this journey is the single longest…