Air TaxiBell Expands Air Taxi Play: AerOS, Digital Infrastructure and All-Electric Nexus ARLINGTON, Texas — Bell has been showing off its ‘Nexus’ hybrid-electric air taxi and ‘APT-70’ tail-sitting cargo drone at industry events for quite a while, but the company is no longer content with…
MilitaryLockheed Awarded $2.3 Billion in Various F-35 Contracts at Year’s End The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin five contracts worth a cumulative $2.3 billion at the end of 2019 for various work related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, to include logistics services for delivered…
CommercialStandardAero and Thales Partner on Advanced Autopilot for Light Helicopters StandardAero and Thales recently announced a teaming agreement for the development and certification of an advanced autopilot system for Airbus AS350 and other light helicopters. The companies said that they are targeting…
ConnectivityScandinavian Airlines VP Highlights Connectivity Plans for 2020 Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has long been considered one of the pioneers of offering In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services to passengers. The airline, which works with Inmarsat, has exciting plans for 2020, as it looks to increase…
Air TaxiThe Top 10 Air Taxi Stories of 2019 The past year was marked by incredible progress for the budding air taxi sector, capping off a decade of more rapid advancement toward on-demand electric air mobility than most observers thought possible.…
CommercialFAA Certifies IDU-680 Electronic Flight Instrument System for Bell 412 Helicopters The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) earlier this month type certified Genesys Aerosystems' IDU-680 Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) displays for the Bell 412EP and Bell 412 helicopters, the company said. The Texas-based…
CommercialHow Electronic Technical Logbooks Enable Seamless Pilot-to-Maintenance Collaboration The aircraft technical logbook plays a key role in aircraft turnarounds. It is the primary communication tool between pilots and a maintenance organization. Pilots can see the maintenance status of the aircraft…
Air TaxiThe Top 10 Avionics Stories of 2019 As 2019 comes to a close, here is a look back at the top 10 most viewed stories published by Avionics International this year. The articles are ranked 1-10 based on an…