CommercialLAS Cargo Activates eFOQA for Boeing 727 Fleet Under New Deal with GE Digital Lineas Aereas Suramericanas (LAS) Cargo, a Colombia-based domestic air freight carrier, has signed a new five-year contract with GE Digital to electronically transform their Flight Operation Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. FOQA is…
UnmannedWill the Mars Helicopter Persevere? The Mars helicopter Ingenuity encountered a problem during a high-speed spin-up test of its rotors on April 9 delaying its planned first flight demonstration. NASA has found a solution to this problem…
UnmannedAll Nippon Airways Partners with Wingcopter to Bring Drone Delivery to Japan ANA HOLDINGS INC. (ANA HD), the parent company of All Nippon Airways, and Wingcopter have formed a new partnership to build a drone delivery network for pharmaceuticals and other consumer goods in…
Air TaxiBETA Expands into Passenger Market with Blade Deal Blade Urban Air Mobility is purchasing up to 20 BETA Technologies’ ALIA electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft marking BETA’s first passenger service customer, according to an April 13 release. "Blade…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - April 11, 2021 Check out the April 11 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.…
Air TaxiUPS Purchases Beta's eVTOL Aircraft UPS is purchasing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies through its Flight Forward program and is expected to receive the first 10 aircraft by 2024, according to an…
CommercialBoeing Recommends Some Airlines Pause 737 MAX Operations to Address Electrical Issue Boeing on Thursday identified a potential electrical issue involving the 737 MAX and has recommended some airlines operating the aircraft, which recently re-entered service, temporarily pause those operations to address it. "Boeing…
Air TaxiAir Taxis Likely to Not Deploy in Early to Mid 2020s as Predicted, New Report Says Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are still facing many technological, regulatory, and infrastructure hurdles and will likely not deploy in the early-to-mid 2020s as some have predicted, new research from…