ATM Modernization2018 GADSS Aircraft Tracking Standards Take Effect This Week The International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) amended aircraft tracking standards, a response to the still-unresolved disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370, become applicable Nov. 8. The standards are the first of two phases…
CommercialBell Secures Battery Maker for VTOL Air Taxi Bell has selected Electric Power Systems (EPS) to develop energy storage solutions for its vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft project. The planned on-demand urban mobility aircraft has continued to take shape as Bell periodically announces…
CommercialWith This Patch, You Can Control a Drone with a Flick of Your Wrist Controlling drones is an arms race of user-friendly input devices. In the interest of meeting operators where they are comfortable, companies have gone from bulky proprietary ground stations to commercial laptops to…
MilitaryDARPA's Remote-Controlled Black Hawk The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has developed a drop-in kit to enable the automation or remote-control of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. Called Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS), the U.S.…
MilitaryDMT Will Enable Up to 12 F-35 Pilots to Virtually Fly Together Pilots training to fly the F-35 Lightning II will soon have the ability to virtually fly with up to 12 flight simulators networked together across different bases and training facilities as if…
RegulationKenya Places Emphasis On Improving Air Safety Kenya today boasts one of the most developed air-travel systems on the African continent. The country has some of the best developed aviation infrastructure and operates one of the largest airlines on…
MilitaryUS Air Force Exploring Changes to Contract Structures Military contract structures are changing; They need to to keep up with the pace of technology. Both government and industry are trying to figure out what the future of those contracts needs…
CommercialChinese Spies Conspired to Steal Aerospace Companies' Intellectual Property The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging 10 Chinese intelligence officers and co-conspirators with conspiracy to steal data and intellectual property from aerospace companies based in the United States and Europe…