CommercialFAA Stands By Delegating 737 MAX Certification in Senate Hearing Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell is still confident in the Boeing 737 MAX, even as U.S. Senate aviation subcommittee chairman Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) says the aircraft's issues "threaten to erode trust in…
CommercialSouthwest 737 MAX Makes Immediate Emergency Landing The global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX hasn't ended the airplane's woes, as a MAX 8 flying without passengers for Southwest Airlines on March 26 had to make an emergency landing…
CommercialHow MRO is Unlocking Huge Opportunities for Digital Twins in Aviation With interest in digital twin technology at an all-time high across a wide variety of industries, the aerospace and defense industries are pioneering its adoption. This is particularly true for the commercial aviation…
CommercialJetcopter VTOL to be Revealed at AERO 2019 A full-scale mock-up of the Jetcopter vertical-takeoff-and-landing concept vehicle will be shown for the first time at April's AERO 2019 show in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The startup air taxi's claim to fame is its…
MilitaryUpgraded US Air Force Trainer T-1A Completes First Flight The first U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk upgraded with a Collins Aerospace Pro Line 21 avionics suite recently completed its first successful flight. Under an Air Force avionics modernization program contract, a…
MilitaryBelgium to Purchase Four MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drones for $600 Million The U.S. State Department has approved the possible foreign military sale of four MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft and related equipment to NATO ally Belgium for an estimated cost of $600 million. The…
ATM ModernizationHow Space-based ADS-B Will Change ATC for NATS UK in the North Atlantic In May 2018, NATS, the air navigation service provider for the U.K., made a $69 million investment in Aerion's space-based ADS-B network and a 10% equity stake in the global air traffic…
ATM ModernizationSESAR DM Targets December to Finalize ADS-B Implementation Plan European airlines have about 14 months until EASA’s June 7, 2020 ADS-B Out airspace mandate becomes effective. The Single European Sky ATM Research Agency Deployment Manager (SESAR DM) is in the process…