Electrification and SustainabilityNew Legislation Could Give Tax Benefits to US Airlines for Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel Lawmakers introduced new legislation Thursday that would establish a blender’s tax credit for using sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 percent. The Sustainable Skies Act…
UnmannedAre Drones the Answer to More Equitable Health Care? The development of advanced air mobility vehicles is opening doors for the use of aircraft in new ways. While the use of drones for civilian and commercial missions is not widespread yet,…
UnmannedNASA and Longbow to Develop ConOps for VA Drone Corridor NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC) and the Longbow Group are collaborating on a concept of operations (ConOps) for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial system (UAS) flight corridors in Virginia…
Air TaxiBETA Receives $368 Million in New Funding from Fidelity and Amazon BETA Technologies received $368 million during a new funding round from new and returning investors who included Fidelity Management & Research Company, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, and RedBird Capital, the company announced…
Business & GAAirbus Corporate Jets Teams with Latécoère to Develop Li-Fi In-flight Entertainment Monitor Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) announced a new partnership with Toulouse-based electronic wiring interconnection system (EWIS) supplier Latécoère Interconnection Systems to develop the aircraft manufacturer’s first Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) in-flight entertainment (IFE) monitor…
Air TaxiVolocopter Debuts New Aircraft for Intra-City Missions Volocopter, the German urban air mobility (UAM) company, is releasing its second electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft design geared towards more passenger capacity and longer range flights to connect suburbs…
ConnectivityGlobal Eagle and Telesat Complete Network Simulation Milestone for LEO In-flight Connectivity Antenna Engineers at California-based Global Eagle Entertainment recently completed network simulations evaluating the efficiency of their in-flight connectivity (IFC) terminal’s ability to operate over Telesat’s Lightspeed low-earth orbit (LEO) network. According to a…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - May 16, 2021 Check out the May 16 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.…