CommercialBoeing to Resume Commercial Airplane Production in Phased COVID-19 Approach Starting April 20, Boeing plans to resume its commercial airplane production operations in Puget Sound in a phased approach based on aircraft types, after suspending operations for 14 days due to the…
Air TaxiThe Skyport - April 16, 2020 What will the long-term impact of COVID-19 be on eVTOLs and UAM? Short-term, it has clearly disrupted funding, flight testing and timelines; many companies tell me they have cancelled flight testing…
ConnectivityAvionics Upgrade for U-2S Dragon Lady to Feature Open Mission Systems Lockheed Martin recently received a $50 million United States Air Force contract for the Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR) program for the service's fleet of 31 U-2S Dragon Lady reconnaissance planes – upgrades…
Air TaxiWill Hydrogen Fuel Cells Play a Role in the VTOL Revolution? Almost all players in the emerging urban air mobility industry have converged on the idea of using fully-electric aircraft, powered by lithium-ion batteries, to create affordable aerial transit options for relatively short…
Embedded AvionicsUS Army Leverages Ansys, L3Harris Software to Advance Use of FACE in Cockpit Display Development Under a cooperative research and development agreement, Ansys and L3Harris Technologies are working with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) to advance the use of…
Air TaxiAir Force Announces Virtual Kickoff for Agility Prime’s ‘Air Race to Certification’ The U.S. Air Force will host a digital launch of Agility Prime, its ‘flying car’ development and acquisition effort, from April 27 to May 1, a week-long “immersive virtual experience” kicked off…
Business & GABusiness Aviation OEMs Adapt to COVID-19 Landscape Business aviation OEMs and avionics makers are adjusting to the COVID-19 landscape through various measures, including decreasing production and moving to deliver critical medical supplies and produce ventilators and other equipment to…
Air TaxiQuantum XYZ Will Test Using Electric Fixed-Wing Aircraft for L.A.-Based Air Taxi Service Quantum XYZ is planning to launch a mostly-electric commercial airline in the Los Angeles, California area in 2021, linking LAX to other regional airports to serve intra-city travelers. The company has made…