Business & GAZeroAvia Completes First Phase of Test Flights On Path to Hydrogen-Electric Turboprop ZeroAvia recently completed the first phase of test flights for the U.K.'s first ever electric-powered commercial-scale aircraft, as the Silicon Valley startup works toward its initial goal for the development of a certifiable…
CommercialThales Appoints New Executive Vice President of Avionics Thales has named Yannick Assouad as its new executive vice president of avionics, taking over for Gil Michielin, who announced his retirement from the Toulouse-based avionics maker. Assouad will begin her new…
ConnectivityAmazon Pushes Further into Space With New Aerospace Business Segment Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched a new business segment last week dedicated to serving the aerospace and satellite industry. The new AWS Aerospace and Satellite Solutions division will be led by retired…
ATM ModernizationWhat's Trending in Aerospace - July 5, 2020 Welcome to the first 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…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Saudia Airlines COVID-19 and Connectivity Fireside Chat During the 2020 Global Connected Aircraft Cabin Chats series, Azman Ahmad, GM Product Management, Saudia Airlines, joined program chair Mark Holmes for a discussion on how he sees the airline passenger experience…
Air TaxiWill Wisk’s Straight-to-Autonomous Air Taxi Strategy Pay Off? July 1 marked the one-year anniversary of Wisk, an urban air mobility company formed as a joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk, though it wasn’t revealed to the public until last…
ConnectivityAvionics, Airplane OEMs Continue to Expand Aircraft Interface Device Innovation Avionics and aircraft manufacturers are expanding the scope and capability set of aircraft interface devices (AID), which have become a key technology within modern connected aircraft networks, according to presentations given by…
CommercialUK Prime Minister: Britain Should Develop World’s First Net Zero Long-Haul Passenger Jet UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a speech on June 30 challenged the British aerospace industry to produce the world’s first “net zero” long-haul passenger plane, with promise that the government will…