ConnectivityOneWeb to Use Digital Payload as Focus on IFC Disruption Continues OneWeb and SatixFy UK plan to add a digital technology pathway with a full digital payload into OneWeb’s launch schedule during 2021, the companies announced Monday. The technology is designed so that…
Air TaxiJoby Aviation Closes $590 Million Funding Round Led by Toyota Joby Aviation has closed a $590 million Series C investment round led by Toyota Motor Company, which led the round with a $394 million investment. Along with the financial backing, Toyota will…
MilitaryTH-119 Digital Cockpit to Ease Navy Training Burden for Helicopter Pilots, Leonardo Says The four-screen, all glass, digital cockpit of the Leonardo TH-119 will ease the training burden on the U.S. Navy for a new generation of helicopter pilots, according to Leonardo. The "dual-display Genesys…
CommercialAir New Zealand Hits Million Wi-Fi Milestone, Continues Connectivity Rollout Air New Zealand has now provided more than one million free in-flight Internet sessions to passengers, since first rolling out their free connectivity trial in December 2018. The Auckland-based carrier is still…
Air TaxiSix Urban Air Mobility Aircraft ‘Well Along’ in Type Certification, FAA’s Merkle Says Six aircraft intended for urban air mobility application are “well along” in pursuing type certification with the Federal Aviation Administration, said Jay Merkle, head of the FAA’s UAS integration office, at the…
MilitaryLockheed Martin to Integrate New Situational Awareness System for F-35 Lockheed Martin is to integrate the Raytheon Next-Generation Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS) into all F-35 variants over the next two years under a nearly $99 million contract announced by the Pentagon…
MilitaryLeonardo Wins Navy Trainer Helicopter Competition In a hotly contested competition, the Navy on Monday selected Leonardo’s AgustaWestland to produce and deliver the new TH-32A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems as the new Navy trainer. Other competitors for the Navy…
MilitaryBell Confirms V-280 Autonomous Flight, Prepares for Army FLRAA Decision in March ARLINGTON, Texas — Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft completed a successful autonomous test flight in December, as the company readies for an Army downselect decision in March to continue forward in the Future Long…