CommercialChina Issues Airworthiness Directive for Boeing 737 MAX System and Manual Changes China's civil aviation regulator, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), on Thursday issued its final airworthiness directive (AD) outlining the flight manual and hardware and software changes required for lifting its…
CommercialFormer Bombardier President Sees Promising Future in Autonomous Aircraft in New Role with Xwing Fred Cromer, former president of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, has worked in several challenging roles across different segments of aviation and will be taking on another exciting challenge in his new role as…
Air TaxiNew Joint Venture Company to Create World’s First Custom Public Vertical Mobility System Volocopter announced a new joint venture company this week with NEOM, an enterprise that is developing a “smart city” on the coast of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea. The joint venture company was…
Air TaxiExpansion, Integration, and Acceptance of Urban Air Mobility Vehicles in the EU At the virtual relaunch of the European Network of U-Space Stakeholders this week, Jacek Woznikowski, Director of the Department of Socio-Economic Development and Cooperation in Metropolis GZM, Poland, spoke on the topics…
Air TaxiSkyports Developing Test eVTOL Vertiport in Paris for 2024 Olympics The first commercial vertiport in Europe, designed specifically for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, is scheduled to debut in 2024 following the Paris Olympics. The company behind this development is the London-based…
CommercialViasat, China Satcom Set to Provide IFC Service in Chinese Airspace Viasat‘s in-flight connectivity (IFC) Ka-band service is now ready to commence operation in Chinese airspace, the satellite operator announced Tuesday. Working in cooperation with China Satellite Communications (China Satcom), Viasat said it will…
MilitaryAerospace Companies Suggest Possible 5G Interference with Military Radars U.S. aerospace firms are suggesting that an upcoming 5G rollout by AT&T and Verizon could lead to harmful interference with military radar altimeters. Earlier this month, the wireless companies said that they…
Business & GATextron Completes First Flight of Beechcraft Denali The Beechcraft Denali, powered by GE Aviation's new Catalyst engine, completed its first test flight Tuesday, according to a Nov. 23 announcement from Textron Aviation. According to details shared by Textron, the…