CommercialUnited Airlines Commits to Seatback IFE Screens in Record Airbus, Boeing Jet Order United Airlines has placed its largest ever order for a combined 270 Airbus and Boeing commercial jets and committed to equipping every new aircraft type joining its fleet with seatback in-flight entertainment…
Air TaxiCongress Could Create a Working Group to Address Advanced Air Mobility The Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act could create an interagency working group of over 10 departments and agencies to advance advanced air mobility (AAM) efforts like safety, infrastructure, and federal…
RegulationDrone Pilots Now Need FAA’s TRUST to Fly in the NAS Recreational drone pilots will now be required to complete a safety test to fly in the national airspace. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved 16 organizations to provide this test which…
MilitaryLeonardo to Deliver Subsystems for F-35 Training, as USAF Looks to Cybersecurity Upgrade for Older Jets Leonardo DRS said on June 24 that it has received a subcontract from Cubic Corp. to deliver more than 150 internal subsystems (IS) of the P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) for…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - June 27, 2021 Check out the June 27 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
Electrification and SustainabilityGE Aviation CEO Talks Importance of SAF in Future of Aviation GE Aviation and Safran recently unveiled a new development program focused on sustainable technologies for a next-generation CFM engine. During an appearance on EUROCONTROL’s Aviation StraightTalk Live, GE Aviation President and CEO…
Air TaxiAgility Prime Invests $1.5M in eSTOL Aircraft from Electra The Agility Prime program from the U.S. Air Force has invested in multiple electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and now it is investing in a new type of flying car,…
Business & GAGogo Starts Flight Testing 5G Antennas Gogo Business Aviation has begun flight testing the antennas for its next-generation 5G network, the Colorado-based in-flight connectivity (IFC) service provider said in a June 22 press release. On the ground network…