Business & GAFlexjet to Deploy New Flight Data Management System on Corporate Jets Flexjet is in the process of completing the largest-ever implementation of GE Aviation’s wireless flight data management system across a fleet of 150 corporate jets. The investment in the avionics and service…
RegulationEuropean Aerospace Industry Association Forms Working Group on Urban Mobility The AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD Europe) has formed a working group on urban air mobility (UAM) and named Hervé Moran as its head. Moran is the chief of…
CommercialBoeing to Test EFB, Smart Cabin Technologies on New EcoDemonstrator 777 Boeing is using a 777 for the latest edition of its ecoDemonstrator program that will serve as a flying test bed for a total of 50 different projects. The ecoDemonstrator program was…
ConnectivityScandinavian Airlines New Airbus A350 to Feature GX Aviation Connectivity A new fleet of Airbus A350s on order for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will feature Inmarsat’s GX Aviation in-flight connectivity technology when the first aircraft enters service in January 2020. The Scandinavian carrier…
CommercialBombardier Expects Mitsubishi’s CRJ Acquisition to Close in 2020 Bombardier expects the $550 million sale of its Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to close by the second half of 2020. Mitsubishi’s acquisition agreement was announced by Bombardier…
Business & GAGulfstream G600 Achieves FAA Type Certification, EASA to Follow Gulfstream is ready to start deliveries of the G600 after the aircraft achieved type certification and simultaneously earned a production certificate from the FAA on June 28. The business jet manufacturer plans…
Embedded AvionicsAirbus to Use AI in Designing FCAS Flight Control Software A new partnership between ANSYS and Airbus Defense and Space will develop a new artificial intelligence design tool to create the embedded flight control software for Europe’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS).…
ConnectivityENGINEER PROFILE: How Ben Wring Makes UAVs Communicate for Persistent Systems Persistent Systems engineer Ben Wring has been enchanted by the “romance of aviation” since his childhood trips to United Airlines’ San Francisco International Airport maintenance facility, where his uncle and grandfather…