Air TaxiWhat's Trending in Aerospace - July 26, 2020 Check out the July 26 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the top headlines and stories across various segments of the global…
Air TaxiDefining the Market for Air Taxis: Short Urban Hops, or Longer-Range Transport? For all the hype surrounding high-speed urban air taxis, Munich, Germany-based consultancy Roland Berger believes that shorter distance, on-demand urban use case accounts for just 10 percent of the potential market for…
Business & GAPODCAST: XOJET Aviation Vice President Talks Flying Through the COVID-19 Pandemic On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we’re joined by Tyler Stubblefield, vice president of flight operations for XOJET Aviation. Stubblefield provides some perspective on how business aviation operators such as…
ConnectivityGlobal Eagle Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Global Eagle has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate a sale of its assets to a group of loan holders. The company, which provides In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to airlines and…
Air TaxiOxis Energy and Texas Aircraft to Build eColt with Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Oxis Energy will collaborate with Texas Aircraft to develop an all-electric version of its light sport Colt S-LSA aircraft, the two companies announced this week. The aircraft, to be manufactured in Brazil,…
Air TaxiUber Elevate Adds Hidden Level as Sensor, Airspace Awareness Partner Uber Elevate added sensor and data processing company Hidden Level to its ecosystem to further its development of safe, reliable low-altitude operations in the national airspace. Through the non-exclusive partnership, Uber intends…
CommercialSouth Korea’s Aero K Partners with Skytrac on A320 Cellular Connectivity Aero K Airlines, a low-cost startup carrier based in South Korea, has entered into a partnership with Skytrac Systems to enable global mobile data coverage to its fleet of Airbus A320s operated…
IIOTEASA Proposes Risk-Based Airworthiness Standards for Light Unmanned Aircraft The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released a proposed special condition for certifying unmanned aircraft intended for use in medium- and high-risk applications, such as drone delivery flights over populated areas.…