MilitaryNew Waveform Technology Advances BLOS Connectivity for Helicopters Viasat completed successful demonstrations of a new Ka-band satellite technology that will allow through the blades beyond line of sight (BLOS) communications on a U.S. Army UH-60M rotary-wing helicopter, the company announced…
Air TaxiUnited Airlines Forms Partnership with Archer to Purchase 200 eVTOL Aircraft United Airlines and Archer Aviation announced a partnership that will leverage the international carrier's aviation experience for Archer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, United announced on Feb. 10. According to…
CommercialSingapore Airlines Makes $4 Billion Deferral to Airbus and Boeing Fleet Delivery Schedule Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) will defer more than $4 billion in capital expenditure on the delivery of Airbus and Boeing aircraft scheduled over the next two years under new agreements with the…
RegulationNTSB Says Pilot’s Poor Decisions Led to Helicopter Crash Killing Kobe Bryant The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that the fatal Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Jan. 26, 2020, was caused by the pilot’s decision to continue flying in adverse…
Air TaxiJoby Agrees to eVTOL Certification Requirements with FAA Joby Aviation has agreed to G1 certification conditions with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the company announced on Feb. 9. The company also…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - February 7, 2021 Check out the Feb. 7 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.…
Business & GAPODCAST: Volare Aviation's Dustin Dryden Talks Private Flying Trends in Europe On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Dustin Dryden, founder and chairman of Volare Aviation, joins to discuss the changes his company's private jet charter business experienced in 2020 under the…
Embedded AvionicsSOSA Targets Open Architecture Designs for New Radar and Electronic Warfare Technology The Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA) standards are currently focused on addressing problems with vendor interoperability, future upgrades, and vendor lock which is driving changes in future radar and electronic warfare (EW)…