Business & GABombardier Reports Strong Financial Results in 2022 Recently, Bombardier announced the details of its 2022 financial performance, touting success in all of its set metrics. Aided by strong demand, an increase in aftermarket services, and a strong product mix…
CommercialSITA to Implement Facial Biometrics at Frankfurt Airport Air transport technology firm SITA has been contracted to implement a “check-in-to-boarding” biometric facial recognition platform at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Participating passengers will not even have to use touchscreens, SITA said, with…
RegulationJoby Aviation Completes the Second Stage of the FAA Type Certification Process eVTOL developer Joby Aviation has successfully completed the second stage in the type certification process, according to an announcement from the company last week. The Federal Aviation Administration requires companies to progress…
Air TaxiBlade and BETA Conduct Test Flight of Piloted eVTOL Aircraft This week, Blade Air Mobility and BETA Technologies completed the first test flight of a piloted eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft in the greater New York City area. BETA’s six-passenger…
MilitaryUK Ministry of Defence Awards Contract to Thales and Schiebel for "Eye in the Sky" Uncrewed Air System Thales and Schiebel recently announced that they have been granted a contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence with the goal of delivering a rotary wing Uncrewed Air System (UAS). This…
Embedded AvionicsIntel and Daedalean Share Insights on Implementation of Machine Learning in Embedded Systems Intel wrote a white paper in collaboration with Daedalean, a startup working on machine-learned solutions in the aviation space. Published this week, the report features a reference design for an AI application…
RegulationConcerns Raised Over the Ability of the FAA to Efficiently Certify eVTOLs The certification processes created by the FAA may not be efficient and modern enough to enable the timely approval of a slew of new technologies under development, such as electric vertical take-off…
Electrification and SustainabilityHeart Aerospace Joins Air New Zealand's Mission Next Gen Aircraft Air New Zealand has recently selected Swedish electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace as another one of its partners for developing a brand-new electric regional airliner. This long-term partnership will allow Heart Aerospace…