MilitaryCompanies Developing Lethal Autonomous Weapons, As Groups Seek Ban, Report Says Dozens of defense companies are developing lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), as humanitarian groups seek to build international support for a treaty to ban them, according to a recent report. LAWS, so-called "killer…
Air TaxiData and Safety: Lessons from TSB’s Investigation of Canadian Air Taxi Accidents Earlier this month, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada released a report on safety in the air taxi sector, which operates under very different frameworks, infrastructure and schedules (or lack thereof) than…
MilitaryThales Expands on Psibernetix AI for Smarter Fighter Pilot Training Software TOULOUSE, France – Thales is redesigning artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms developed by Psibernetix to create fighter pilot training software that learns and reacts to maneuvers and actions by human inputs.…
CommercialBlue Sky Network Receives FAA Certification for Distress Tracking Solution Blue Sky Network, an Iridium Satellite Communications partner, revealed that the HawkEye aircraft distress tracking (ADT) solution has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification with an approved model list supplemental type certificate…
MilitaryDefense Authorizers Push for Ramp Up of Light Attack Aircraft for SOF Defense authorizers in the U.S. House and Senate are pushing for a ramp up of the Light Attack Aircraft to support special operations forces (SOF) on the ground. H.R. 2500 and S.…
ATM ModernizationEuropean Aviation Groups Back Integration of Drones in Common Airspace A number of European and international aviation groups backed the integration of drones in common airspace in a joint paper published earlier this month by the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO).…
CommercialThales Explains Connected Cockpit Approach Behind 2020s FMS, PureFlyt TOULOUSE, France – Thales provided details about its next generation flight management system (FMS), PureFlyt, which executives and avionics engineers here at its avionics headquarters explained will be the world’s first FMS…
Business & GAAirbus Delivers First H145 for Greece with Helionix Avionics Suite Airlift, a Greek executive transport company, has accepted the first Airbus H145 for use in Greece, Airbus Helicopters said last week. The H145 is equipped with a 4-axis autopilot and a Helionix…