Electrification and SustainabilityDeveloping eSAF from Power-to-Liquid Technology to Achieve Decarbonization eSAF, a synthetic fuel derived from renewable energy sources, looks to be an increasingly important aspect of achieving the aviation industry's decarbonization goals—along with using numerous other pathways to produce sustainable aviation…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Reveals Mini-CNI System with JADC2 Capabilities for Vertical Lift Platforms Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated its Mini-Communications, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) system with open architecture and in-flight connectivity (IFC) capabilities for vertical lift platforms. The Mini CNI system is designed particularly to enable…
CommercialNew FAA Policy Limits Use of Automatic Landing, RNP at Airports Vulnerable to 5G Interference Pilots of some fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft will be prohibited from using certain types of landing procedures such as automatic landing and Required Navigation Performance (RNP) at airports where the presence of…
Air TaxiArcher Receives Special Airworthiness Certificate from FAA to Begin Flight Testing Archer Aviation announced last week that the FAA has presented them with their Special Airworthiness Certificate. This certification comes just a few weeks after the company received its Certificate of Authorization (COA)…
MilitaryThales Acquires Moog’s Navigation Aids Business Thales on Monday closed its acquisition of a Moog business unit that designs, develops and manufactures ground and ship-based radio frequency navigation beacons and related antennas for commercial and military aircraft operators.…
Air TaxiAirflow Partners with Pipistrel for Proof-of-Concept Electric-Propulsion Aircraft Airflow, electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft company, recently announced a partnership with Pipistrel, aircraft designer and manufacturer of the world’s first and currently the only type-certified electric airplane. In this…
CommercialFrontier Airlines Makes AFIRS Investment for Airbus A320neo Fleet Frontier Airlines is adding FLYHT’s Automated Flight Information Reporting System (AFIRS) to the Airbus A320 and A321 that it currently has on order, a move that will allow the Denver, Colorado-based low-cost…
ConnectivityOneWeb and GDC to Develop LEO In-Flight Connectivity Terminal for Commercial Aircraft London-based Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation operator OneWeb has partnered with GDC Technics' California-based aviation engineering and technical services provider GDC Advanced Technology to create a new In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) terminal that…