Air TaxiAutomakers Geely, Daimler Invest in Volocopter for Piece of ‘Future Transit’ Pie Air taxi maker Volocopter closed a $55 million Series C fundraising round, placing the company’s valuation roughly between $220 and $275 million as it looks to launch commercial urban air mobility (UAM)…
MilitaryU.K. Moving to Certify General Atomics Protector Drone for Civil Airspace The United Kingdom is moving toward certifying the General Atomics Protector RG Mk1 drone to fly in civil airspace to perform security-related and disaster response missions, such as responding to fires and…
IIOTFlirtey Wants to Enable Ten Minute Commercial Drone Deliveries WASHINGTON, D.C. — Drone delivery startup Flirtey is enabling rapid point-to-point drone delivery using a new commercial drone, a portable drone launch point and autonomous software that is FAA-approved to allow one…
MilitaryCurtiss-Wright Introduces HUNTR Gateway to Reduce Fratricide, Speed Mission Completion Curtiss-Wright's Massachusetts-based Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has introduced the Hub and Network Translator (HUNTR), a next generation Tactical Data Link (TDL) translator to simplify military communications, reduce fratricide and speed mission completion.…
Business & GAPODCAST: Angela Vargo, VP of Marketing for JSX - SmartSky's Launch Customer California-based JSX, formerly JetSuiteX, is the launch customer for SmartSky’s upcoming air to ground in-flight connectivity network. The public charter provider operates more than 330 flights out of seven airports, with a…
CommercialBoom Test Pilot Talks Supersonic Interface for XB-1 Demonstrator As Boom Supersonic prepares for the planned rollout of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft in December and first flight next year, Avionics International caught up with Chris “Duff” Guarente, a test pilot for…
ConnectivitySingapore Airlines to Have Fleet Fully Connected by 2021 Over the next two years, Singapore Airlines will look to install in-flight connectivity technology supplied by Panasonic and SITAONAIR, while also testing the use of virtual reality headsets for passenger entertainment, Ng…
CommercialU.S. Helicopter Safety Team Backs Lightweight Helicopter Flight Data Monitors While helicopter operators with large fleets have been able to install Helicopter Flight Data Monitoring (HFDM) systems to help head off accidents, small operators have lagged, and the U.S. Helicopter Safety Team…