ATM ModernizationGlobal ADS-B Surveillance is Now Live Global air traffic surveillance is now a reality. Aireon's space-based ADS-B system is up and running and it has launched a trial of its service over the North Atlantic. "For the first time…
ATM ModernizationRaytheon, Lockheed Look to Get Ahead of Huge NAS Contract Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are teaming up to chase a contract to update U.S. National Airspace infrastructure with new, multipurpose radars. In an attempt to both modernize the national airspace system (NAS)…
ATM ModernizationCanada Has a Five-Year Plan for Mandating ADS-B Out Canadian air navigation service provider Nav Canada is finalizing the performance standards, technical details and timeline for its ADS-B Out mandate, which has some commonality and some differences from the same mandate…
Business & GASupersonic Flight Unlocked by Real-Time Boom Predictions Crucial to the industry's ability to bring supersonic civil aviation back in a palatable fashion is the fact that modern technology allows the real-time prediction of how sound waves will reach the ground,…
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…
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