CommercialBoeing CEO Outlines 737 MAX MCAS Software Fix in Congressional Hearings Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said pilots will have the ability to override the 737 MAX maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) and a dual sensor feed will replace the previous version of MCAS…
Business & GAGE, Bombardier Bring Free Health Monitoring Upgrade to 2,500 Business Jets A new partnership that has been developing over the past year will see Bombardier and GE Aviation bringing a new health monitoring unit, the Smart Link Plus, as a free upgrade to…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force to Experiment with Avionics Networks for Light Attack Aircraft As the United States Air Force (USAF) continues its light attack aircraft program with the Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano, the military service plans…
ConnectivityInmarsat Aviation VP Talks Growth in Business Aviation, Future Roadmap and Arctic Routes Inmarsat plans to launch eight new satellites by 2023 as part of its future roadmap in a strategic move that will see its support of in-flight connectivity performance and speeds take generational…
Air TaxiVolocopter Showcases Unmanned Utility Drone, ‘VoloPort’ Infrastructure It's been a busy year for German air taxi developer Volocopter, which continues to be at the forefront of the urban air mobility race. The developer recently announced its VoloDrone, a utility…
Business & GAGarmin Autoland to Permit Emergency Touchdowns for General Aviation Planes On Oct. 31, Garmin rolled out its Garmin Autoland avionics system for general aviation aircraft to permit autonomous touch downs in emergencies. After Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of Autoland, the…
Air TaxiUber Takes a Different Approach to Food Delivery By Drone Uber released its latest design for a food delivery drone that will contribute to — rather than replace — their existing driver-focused delivery service. Equipped with six electric motors along two “wings”…
Air TaxiUS Air Force Hopes to Leverage Commercial Progress on ‘Air Taxi’ Vehicles DAYTON, Ohio — At the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) on Wright-Patterson AFB, the service has begun preliminary research into how it can harness commercial efforts on urban air taxis to increase…