AI & AutonomyAirbus Sees Big Potential For "Auto’Mate" Technology After Tanker-Drone Test Flights Demonstrations of an Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) autonomously guiding a drone went “even better than expected” and showed the potential for autonomous air-to-air refueling, according to an Airbus executive involved…
Air TaxiStéphan D’haene Takes Over as New CEO of Jetson Last week, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company Jetson announced the appointment of a new CEO—industry expert Stéphan D’haene. He previously served as the Chief Operating Officer at ICON Aircraft, and…
CommercialOPINION: Touchless Travel—The Trend the Pandemic Unconsciously Sparked It has been three years since the U.S. went into lockdown, when air travel hit a standstill and our backyards had to suffice for a summer vacation spot. The travel space was…
RegulationEnabling the Future of Advanced Air Mobility and Drone Operations in the U.S. A U.S. House hearing held last week on the topic of advanced air mobility featured a discussion of the future of unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, in the United States. It also…
ConnectivityDelta Chooses Viasat to Provide In-Flight Connectivity Delta Air Lines just announced that it selected Viasat to provide in-flight connectivity to its fleet. The Atlanta-based carrier recently made headlines for announcing that it would provide all SkyMiles Members with…
Business & GAAAR To Support New Acquisition Trax’s Aviation Software Sales AAR Corp.’s $120 million acquisition of aviation MRO and fleet management software firm Trax USA Corp., announced this week, is part of the Illinois-based aviation aftermarket solutions provider’s effort to build up…
AI & AutonomyNew AI Sytem Offers Potential Air Traffic Management Solutions A new artificial intelligence technology created at Mälardalens University (MDU) in Sweden is promising to help air traffic controllers by calculating delay lengths and predicting various interruptions. This system, in addition to…
ATM Modernization"Plate Lines" Could Safely Allow for More Aircraft to Land in Shorter Intervals Europe’s largest aviation research initiative has successfully tested a technology that could allow airports to safely boost runway throughput to accommodate an expected increase in air traffic. Partners within the Single European…