CommercialOPINION: Four Strategies to Help Airlines Manage and Mitigate Supply Risks While it may be an understatement to say that the airline industry is exposed to volatility, it is fair to say that the latter half of the last decade was a time…
Air TaxiNetJets Signs eVTOL Purchase Agreement with Lilium German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Lilium disclosed a purchase agreement with fractional aircraft operator NetJets during its fiscal year 2021 webcast held earlier this week. The memorandum of understanding…
CommercialEtihad is Bringing Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor to Boeing 787 Fleet Etihad Airways is giving pilots of its Boeing 787 fleet a flight optimization tool, Jeppesen’s FliteDeck Advisor, that the Middle East carrier expects to help reduce fuel consumption on a per-flight basis.…
AI & AutonomyThe Air Force’s AETC Starts Research on eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements Last month, Detachment 62 of the Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command (AETC) started a research program to define training requirements for piloting electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Joby…
Air TaxiNASA Collaboration Sets Out to Define the Future of Air Travel NASA is now seeking input from various stakeholders in the aviation community to establish a definition for the future of air travel. NASA aims to collaborate in defining what urban air mobility…
MilitaryCombat Mission Flight Test Demonstrates Manned-Unmanned Teaming Technology From BAE Systems In conjunction with the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office, defense and aerospace company BAE Systems performed a successful flight test demonstrating advanced manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) technology. The…
Air TaxiAviation Consultant Alan Lim Talks Advanced Air Mobility in Asia Pacific Alan Lim, the Engagement Manager for Alton Aviation Consultancy, shared his perspective on advanced air mobility (AAM) development in the Asia-Pacific region during a recent interview with Avionics International. Lim is an…
CommercialFAA's Latest 5G Airworthiness Directive Revises Landing Requirements for Most 737s A new airworthiness directive (AD) published by the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday identifies hazardous interference from 5G C-Band wireless broadband operations that could prevent radio altimeters on most Boeing 737s from…