CommercialIFS World 2019: Cape Air CEO Talks Benefits, Challenges of Launching Future All Electric Flights BOSTON, Mass. – While Cape Air CEO Dan Wolf is preparing to integrate the Tecnam P2012 Traveller into his flight operations, during a presentation at the 2019 IFS World Conference, the airline…
MilitarySierra Nevada Corp. Highlights Systems Integration Capabilities As Applicable For FVL As the U.S. Army moves forward on the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program, Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) is highlighting its reputation as a systems integrator. SNC is "well postured to provide critical…
ATM ModernizationFAA Achieves Full ADS-B Rollout at 155 Airports As Alaska Seeks More The FAA turned ADS-B on at the final two airports in the nation, Akron-Canton Airport and Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, both in Ohio, that will receive the next-generation surveillance technology three months…
Air TaxiLilium Reportedly Seeks to Raise Half a Billion to Certify Regional Electric Jet The Munich, Germany-based air taxi developer Lilium is reportedly seeking to raise between $400 and $500 million, according to TechCrunch’s Ingrid Lunden. This would mark a step increase in the amount of…
MilitarySikorsky Working to Resolve Flight Test Data Link Issues for OPV As Sikorsky continues flight testing of its S-70 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) Black Hawk in West Palm Beach, Fl., the company said this week that Sikorsky and L3Harris are resolving data link…
CommercialHomeland Security, DoD, Transportation Officials Focus on Aviation Cyber Security The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Pentagon, and the Department of Transportation (DOT) have been working since May to implement the cyber security goals of the National Strategy for Aviation Security,…
Air TaxiWith Urban Air Mobility Coming into Focus, Two Companies Present Alternative Visions As a number of companies including Boeing, Bell Flight, Volocopter and Sabrewing (among others) are developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for various cargo delivery and passenger carrying missions, two…
CommercialSouthwest Airlines Pilots File Boeing 737 MAX Lawsuit On Monday Oct. 7, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) filed a lawsuit against Boeing alleging that the grounding of the in-service 737 MAX fleet has caused its pilots to potentially lose…