CommercialHarbour Air to Start Flight Testing All-Electric Seaplane This Year The largest seaplane airline in North America will begin flight testing all-electric propulsion technology later this year, after signing a new agreement to modify every aircraft in its fleet with new electromagnetic…
MilitaryAir Force Looks to Field ‘Skyborg’ AI Concept by 2023 The Air Force Research Laboratory is aiming to field the new prototype autonomous, unmanned combat air vehicle dubbed “Skyborg” by 2023, the service said March 27. Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition,…
Business & GAPODCAST: Wheels Up, the ‘Uber’ of Private Aviation A few years ago, I met Kenny Dichter at an aviation conference and learned about Wheels Up, his startup that sought to bring app-based, on-demand travel to the world of private aviation.…
CommercialUTC's Hybrid-Electric Regional Plane Promises 30 Percent Fuel Savings United Technologies Corp. has selected regional turboprops as its inroad to the electric transportation market, and it says its hybrid-electric solution could achieve a 30 percent fuel savings. UTC is developing a…
ConnectivityStandardAero Awarded SmartSky STC for Embraer Jets StandardAero achieved the first supplemental type certificate (STC) for SmartSky’s in-flight connectivity system for an Embraer model aircraft type. Under the new STC, SmartSky’s system can be installed on the Embraer ERJ135/140/145…
Business & GA14 New Avionics Technologies Unveiled at AEA 2019 Business and general aviation avionics manufacturers presented their newest products for the first time publicly during the Aircraft Electronics Association's (AEA) new products introduction session at its annual convention in Palm Springs. A…
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…