Business & GAFototerra Upgrades Embraer EMB-110 Antenna to Improve Airborne Surveillance of Brazilian Coastline Fototerra, the Texas-based special missions fleet operator, is upgrading the antenna featured on its Embraer EMB-110 aircraft that specialize in flying geographic data capture missions for Brazilian oil and gas companies. The…
AI & AutonomyUS Air Force Awards eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements Contract to Aptima This week, it was announced that the U.S. Air Force has awarded a new contract to a company called Aptima. The contract will support development of pilot training specifically for electric vertical…
Air TaxiVertical Aerospace Releases Q2 Financial Results, Plans for Hover Testing Vertical Aerospace, designer and manufacturer of the VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, provided company updates in a letter to shareholders this week, including plans to perform a series of…
Air TaxiNASA and FAA Administrators Discuss Advanced Air Mobility at White House Summit According to Billy Nolen, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, two companies developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft expect to earn FAA certification of their vehicles as early as…
Electrification and SustainabilityAmerican Airlines Invests in Hydrogen-Electric Engine Developer ZeroAvia In an Aug. 3 announcement, American Airlines and ZeroAvia shared news of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which American can order up to 100 of ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric engines. The airline is…
Business & GAComputer Chip Testing Delays Gogo 5G In-Flight Connectivity Launch to 2023 Gogo CEO Oakleigh Thorne, during a second quarter earnings call Friday, said the expected fourth quarter launch of their next generation 5G in-flight connectivity (IFC) service could be delayed until mid-2023 due…
Business & GABusiness Jet OEMs Report Second Quarter Growth in Demand for Aftermarket Services Demand for aftermarket services from the world's largest business jet manufacturers increased significantly between April and June, according to comments made by executives during recent earnings calls. The increase in demand for…
RegulationCanadian ADS-B Airspace Mandate Delayed Amid Transponder Supply Chain Constraints The start of Canada’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Out airspace mandate has been delayed by six months amid "supply chain limitations and backlogs" associated with aircraft transponder equipment, according to an…