CommercialQantas Prefers Airbus A350 to Boeing 777X, Final Project Sunrise Decision in March 2020 Qantas Airways prefers the Airbus A350-1000 to the Boeing 777X to become its Project Sunrise airplane in the future, however the Australian carrier’s executive board has delayed an actual investment decision until…
MilitaryAir Force to Decide Which Satellite to Offer for Test at Defcon Hacker Conference The United States Air Force plans to choose on Dec. 13 which satellite it will offer to a service-selected group of hackers to try to infiltrate at next August's Defcon 2020 conference…
Air TaxiVolocopter Receives First eVTOL Design Organization Approval from EASA Volocopter received Design Organization Approval (DOA) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), becoming the first aerospace company focused on electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to do so in the process.…
ATM ModernizationMITRE Aviation Lab Looking At What National Airspace System Will Look Like in 2035 Since 1992, MITRE's Integrated Demonstration and Experimentation for Aeronautics (IDEA) Lab in McLean, Va. has worked to test the impact of new technologies for the Federal Aviation Administration, better manage air traffic,…
Business & GAEmbraer Phenom 100 Approved for Prodigy-to-Garmin G1000 NXi Cockpit Upgrade Garmin International has achieved certification of its G1000 NXi integrated flight deck for Embraer Phenom 100 business jets that are equipped with the Prodigy flight deck. Originally targeted for regulatory approval by…
MilitaryDefense Authorizers Direct Increased Oversight of F-35 Upgrades Defense authorizers in the House and Senate are directing increased oversight of the F-35 Block 4 and Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) program. The oversight requires the secretary of defense "to…
MilitaryDHS Continues to Warn Private Industry Against Using Foreign-Made Drones Government cybersecurity officials continue to warn U.S. companies about the dangers of using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) designed or manufactured abroad, according to a sensitive document distributed to private industry by the…
Military$1 Billion Market for North American Drones Opens Due to Government Restrictions, Draganfly CEO Says U.S. government restrictions on foreign drones have opened up a $1 billion market for North American manufacturers, according to the CEO of Saskatchewan-based Draganfly Inc. On Oct. 30, the Department of the…