ConnectivityPODCAST: Shift5 CGO Talks Cybersecurity and Unleashing Connected Aircraft Innovation Faster On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, Shift5 Chief Growth Officer and co-founder Michael Weigand is the guest. Shift5 is a cybersecurity company that focuses on protecting transportation and military…
Air TaxiJetson CTO Talks New Testing Facility for R&D and eVTOL Production Jetson is developing an ultralight personal electric aircraft called the Jetson ONE. The company recently received its 500th pre-order, and deliveries are expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2023. A…
AI & AutonomyNASA Conducts New Series of Flight Tests with Autonomous Sikorsky Helicopter Pilots and researchers from NASA began conducting research flights with the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, or SARA, in March. The system uses Sikorsky’s MATRIX Technology that is designed to enable operators to…
Air TaxiSkyports Continues Partnerships with Wisk and AirAsia, Prepares for Vertiport Testing in Paris Skyports, a UK-based vertiport designer and developer, shared updates on its research projects and partnerships with AirAsia and Wisk in emailed statements to Avionics International. The continuing collaboration between Skyports and electric…
ConnectivityJSX CEO Gives Starlink In-Flight Internet Updates at FTE Global LAS VEGAS — JSX expects to begin operating its first passenger-carrying flight featuring SpaceX's Starlink in-flight connectivity (IFC) service by October, according to comments made by the charter operator's CEO Alex Wilcox…
ConnectivitySpirit Airlines CIO Eyes Use of In-Flight Connectivity to Transmit Flight Operational Data LAS VEGAS — Two months after switching its new in-flight internet service on for the first time, Spirit Airlines Chief Information Officer (CIO) Rocky Wiggins provided more insight into how the low-cost…
Air TaxiEve, AMSL Aero, and V-Star Provide eVTOL Development Updates Eve Air Mobility, a subsidiary of Embraer, is one of the leading companies worldwide that is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Rob Weaver, Regulation and Public Policy Global…
Air TaxiUnited Airlines Invests $15M in Eve, Signs Purchase Agreement for Up To 400 eVTOLs United Airlines announced today that it has invested $15 million in Eve Air Mobility. The airline also signed a conditional purchase agreement for 200 of Eve’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…