CommercialFAA Announces Final Rules for Supersonic Flight Testing in US The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced final rules for civil supersonic test flights in the United States in a Jan. 6 press release. Supersonic flights in the U.S. are still prohibited, however,…
CommercialU.S., Europe Civil Aircraft Parts Tariff Battle Escalates New tariffs on European Union (EU) aircraft manufacturing parts from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that were announced last month are set to become effective on Jan. 12.…
CommercialDelta to Equip 300 Airbus, Boeing Jets with Viasat In-flight Connectivity Delta is installing Viasat's Ka-band satellite in-flight connectivity (IFC) system on more than 300 of its Airbus A321ceo and Boeing 737-900ER 757-200s. The Atlanta-based international carrier expects to introduce the new service…
UnmannedPrecisionHawk on 2020 Lessons and What's to Come in 2021 The integration of drones into the national airspace is approaching quickly as companies are developing new and innovative technologies and government bodies are figuring out how to regulate them. PrecisionHawk, a commercial…
CommercialEPA Releases First US Airplane Emissions Rules, Environmental Groups Express Criticism The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the first U.S. airplane emission rules which will align with the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) carbon dioxide emission standards, the agency announced on Dec. 28.…
RegulationFAA Releases Final Rules for Remote ID and Drone Operations Over People The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the highly anticipated final rules for unmanned aircraft (UA) concerning Remote Identification (Remote ID) and drone operations over people, the agency announced on Dec. 28. “The…
Air TaxiThe Top 10 Avionics International Articles of 2020 As 2020 comes to a close, we have compiled the top 10 most read articles published by Avionics International this year. Using our web data analytics platform Parse.ly, our traffic monitoring shows…
Air TaxiLos Angeles Creates New Partnership to Advance Urban Air Mobility Los Angeles took its next step in integrating Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicles into its skies with the creation of the Urban Air Mobility Partnership, a collaboration between the Mayor’s office, the…