Air TaxiLilium Signs Agreements With Air-Dynamic and ASL Group This week, Lilium and Air-Dynamic SA signed an agreement that includes pre-delivery payments for up to five of Lilium’s eVTOL aircraft. Air-Dynamic is a private jet and helicopter company based in Switzerland.…
Artificial IntelligenceIFS and Lockheed Martin Form Enhanced Partnership IFS and Lockheed Martin recently announced a new partnership designed to strengthen their position in the marketplace by capitalizing on each of the organizations’ strengths. This partnership — one of several collaborations…
AI & AutonomyReliable Robotics and NASA Conduct Flight Tests to Advance Aircraft Automation Systems Last month, Reliable Robotics and NASA announced that they had completed a series of flight tests to validate the use of existing primary surveillance radar (PSR) data from the FAA for improving…
UnmannedSwoop Aero: Beyond Consumer Delivery Swoop Aero, an integrated drone logistics company based in Australia, is expanding its presence in the U.S. with the help of Quickstep USA's networks and expertise. The company, which already operates full-stack…
ConnectivityFAA Certifies Satcom Direct's Plane Simple Antenna System for Dassault Falcon 7x Satcom Direct’s Plane Simple Ku-band Antenna System was recently granted a supplemental type certificate (STC) for use on Dassault Falcon 7x aircraft. The certification allows operators across the world to implement this…
AI & AutonomyEchodyne Joins OneSky Future of Flight Program OneSky recently announced Echodyne as a new member of the OneSky Future of Flight Program. This is a coalition of stakeholders in the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry working towards scalable AAM…
MilitaryUSAF Looks to Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Ground Testing The U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) in Tullahoma, Tennessee, wants additive manufacturing to aid the building of parts for DoD hypersonic test facilities, including Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Hypersonic Aerothermal…
Commercial10 Challenges Facing Passenger Aviation The airline industry is facing many obstacles that challenge the sustainability of their business models. In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic first caused widespread disruptions, passenger volumes dropped to historically low levels.…