ConnectivityVirgin Australia Chooses Intelsat to Provide In-Flight Connectivity Virgin Australia recently selected Intelsat’s 2Ku satellite connectivity solution as part of an initiative to improve the passenger experience. The in-flight connectivity (IFC) service will be installed on Virgin Australia’s existing fleet…
UnmannedSkydio Announces New Regulatory Services for BVLOS Drone Operations Today, U.S. drone manufacturer Skydio introduced a new offering—Skydio Regulatory Services—for its customers. Skydio’s regulatory team will partner with organizations to work through the necessary documentation and waiver applications to enable autonomous…
MilitaryAFWERX Mulls Software and Hardware Efforts For eVTOL Aircraft to Pass Sniper Pod Data The U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, AFWERX, is considering hardware and software efforts under the Project Fast Open X-Platform Agile Combat Employment (FOX-ACE) to pass targeting data from Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sniper pods and…
Business & GAHondaJet Elite II Receives FAA Type Certification The HondaJet Elite II aircraft, revealed during the 2022 NBAA Convention and Exhibition in October, just received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration on November 2. The Elite II features two…
Embedded AvionicsBAE Systems Receives £80M in Typhoon Avionics Support Contracts International defense, aerospace, and security company BAE Systems was awarded avionics support contracts for the Eurofighter Typhoon totaling £80 million (about $90.5 million USD), according to an announcement on Nov. 3. Eurofighter…
ConnectivityAirbus Unveils GeniusLINK Ecosystem at APEX LONG BEACH, Calif. — Airbus announced last week at the APEX Expo that the new GeniusLINK in-flight system will now be offered for third-party fleets. The GeniusLINK solution is similar to Airspace…
ConnectivitySeamless Air Alliance Establishes Research Lab for IFC Performance Measurement LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Seamless Air Alliance revealed last week that a new research laboratory for measuring in-flight connectivity (IFC) performance has been established. United Airlines, Safran, Boeing, JetBlue, AT&T, Thales,…
Air TaxiEHang Plans to Collaborate with HAECO Group for Electric Air Taxi Development EHang announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swire Group subsidiary HAECO Group. The MoU includes plans to partner for manufacturing and assembly of EHang’s autonomous aerial…