Air TaxiWhy Are Batteries a Problem for eVTOLs? Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have unique battery challenges that will require developers to change how they think about battery systems and the designs of electric vehicles, Michael Armstrong, chief…
Air TaxiHow is Canada Approaching Advanced Air Mobility? One in five aircraft in Canada will be flying with zero emissions by 2040, JR Hammond, executive director of the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM), said during a panel at the…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - May 9, 2021 Check out the May 9 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. …
ATM ModernizationSpace-based ADS-B Gives Eurocontrol Six Hour Preview of Flights Entering European Airspace Eurocontrol has started integrating Aireon’s space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data into its enhanced tactical flow management system (EFTMS), a capability the agency expects will drastically improve predictability for air traffic operations…
Air TaxiBETA’s eVTOL Receives First Air Force Airworthiness Approval for Human Flight in Electric Aircraft After a year of testing BETA Technologies electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ALIA, has received the first airworthiness approval for manned flight in an electric aircraft from the U.S. Air…
Business & GABombardier Service Centers to Start Free Health Monitoring Upgrade Program for Challenger Operators Bombardier authorized service centers are ready to start free modifications of in-service Challenger 300s and 350s with a health monitoring unit designed to enable a more streamlined process for acquiring and sharing…
Business & GAZeroAvia Test Aircraft for Hydrogen Propulsion System Damaged in 'Off-Airport Landing' The hydrogen-powered Piper M-class six-seater turboprop being operated by ZeroAvia as a testbed for its hydrogen propulsion system was damaged during an off-airport landing on April 29, according to a May 1…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - May 2, 2021 Check out the May 2 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.…