MilitaryFrance, Germany and Italy Among Nations to Sign Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability LOI Five nations have signed a letter of intent for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project, according to a Nov. 19 press release. France, Germany, Greece, Italy,…
CommercialBoeing 737 MAX Return to Service Approved with Alerting, Software and Wiring Changes On Wednesday, Nov. 18, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially published a rescinding of its emergency order prohibiting the operation of the Boeing 737 MAX, 19 months after the aircraft was grounded…
RegulationFAA, NASA UAS Demonstrations Mark End of UTM Pilot Program The second phase of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management pilot program (UTM/UPP) ended with testing demonstrations in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)…
ConnectivityGogo’s John Wade Talks Intelsat Commercial Aviation In-flight Connectivity Acquisition In early September, Intelsat made the move to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million. Despite the aviation industry’s struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic and Intelsat’s ongoing Chapter 11 restructuring,…
Air TaxiWisk, NASA to Study Autonomous eVTOL Flight Operations and Safety Scenarios Urban Air Mobility (UAM) all-electric autonomous air taxi creator, Wisk, is partnering with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to create safe solutions for autonomous air vehicle integration into the national…
MilitaryFinnish Army Gives MD500 Fleet Cockpit Upgrades The Finnish Army will be completing a cab hardware refurbishment project on its MD500 helicopters, upgrading the multifunction display in the cockpit and making the fleet night vision (NVG) compatible, Lt. Col.…
UnmannedB4UFLY Adds Drone Data Crowdsourcing and Local Advisories in New Update The B4UFLY, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) partnered drone app, will now offer localized advisories and crowdsourcing operational data for drone pilots, Kittyhawk CEO Jon Hegranes and B4UFLY app maker, announced on…
Business & GAIs the Aviation Industry Doing Enough to Mitigate Insider Threats Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic? Insider threats have long existed in the airline industry, such as when a Horizon Air employee commandeered a turboprop passenger plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in August 2018, or an American Airlines…