Business & GAPODCAST: VistaJet COO Talks Latest Connectivity and COVID-19 Updates On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature my question and answer session with Nick Van der Meer, Chief Operating Officer of VistaJet from the recent Connected Aviation Intelligence two-day…
CommercialEvery Airbus Passenger Jet to Receive MH370-Inspired ELTs Beginning in 2023 Airbus has committed to equipping all of its in-production aircraft types with line-fit emergency locator technology (ELT) inspired by a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulatory mandate related to the disappearance…
Air TaxiFirst Military eVTOL Airworthiness Awarded to Joby Aviation Joby Aviation received the first military airworthiness approval for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle from the AFWERX Agility Prime program, Will Roper, Air Force and Space Force acquisition technology…
Business & GAVistaJet Chief Operating Officer Talks COVID-19 and LuxStream Apps, Deployment Schedule LuxStream, the new in-flight connectivity technology from Collins Aerospace and SES, is scheduled to be installed on up to 45 of the VistaJet in-service aircraft fleet in 2021, the company’s chief operating…
MilitaryAirbus to Lead New Generation Fighter Jet Development in Spain Airbus will lead development in Spain for the New Generation Fighter (NGF) and be the prime contractor in the low observability domain of the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Program, according…
Air TaxiUber Elevate Acquired by Joby Aviation Uber Technologies is making a $75 million investment in Joby Aviation that includes the acquisition of Uber’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company, Uber Elevate, according to a Dec. 8 press…
Commercial2021 Paris Air Show Canceled Due to COVID-19 Concerns The board of directors of the Paris Air Show and the French Aerospace Industries Association (GIFAS) have canceled the scheduled June 21-27, 2021 event due to COVID-19 concerns, the organizations said on…
CommercialHow Is the Aviation Industry Moving Towards Future Net Zero Emissions Goals? There is little argument in the aviation industry about the need to create more sustainable aircraft, however, how and when to achieve zero emissions is still up for debate. During a Dec.…