CommercialAirbus Threatens UK Pull-Out in the Event of a No-Deal Brexit Airbus CEO Tom Enders delivered a scathing rebuke to proponents of a no-deal Brexit Thursday, even threatening the manufacturer's eventual abandonment of the United Kingdom. "Please don’t listen to the Brexiteers’ madness,…
CommercialEviation CEO: Alice to Start Electric Powered Flights by 2021 Eviation has established a new U.S. facility to start manufacturing and flight testing its 9-passenger electric propeller powered airplane, the Alice commuter, which the company’s chief executive told Avionics International will be…
ATM ModernizationController Shortage Causes Delayed Flights, La Guardia Ground Halt UPDATE: Shortly after this story's publication, President Trump and Congress announced a three-week agreement to temporarily restart the government. It remains to be seen if that will translate to long-term, full funding.…
ATM ModernizationThales is Using AI to Augment Air Traffic Management EUROCONTROL projects a 53 percent increase in European flights by 2040 and an 84 percent in global flights. To help deal with the increased air traffic — despite an ongoing staffing shortage and…
CommercialBoeing’s eVTOL Air Taxi Prototype Achieves First Flight Boeing has completed the first flight of its passenger air vehicle prototype Tuesday, Jan. 22, taking a crucial first step toward fielding a electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. During the…
CommercialHow Uber's Air Taxis Will Succeed Where Helicopters Failed Uber's key to successfully scaling air taxis up to mass transportation level lies in the vehicles having fundamental advantages over helicopters, according to Engineering Director of Aviation Mark Moore. Speaking Wednesday at…
ATM ModernizationMajor Aviation Organizations to Government: End the Shutdown An alphabet soup of nearly every major association, union and advocacy group in the aviation industry has come together to urge end the partial government shutdown that has furloughed government workers for…
CommercialFADEC Alliance and Lufthansa Technik Team on LEAP Control MRO for 25 Years FADEC Alliance has signed a 25-year agreement with Lufthansa Technik to supply engine controls for the LEAP engines which power the Boeing 737 MAX, Airbus A320neo and new Comac 919 airplanes. FADEC…