ATM ModernizationAirbus UTM Develops "Fairness Engine" to Enable Equitable Access to Airspace Key to enabling the integration of uncrewed aircraft systems, or UAS, is establishing equitable access to airspace. Dr. Scot Campbell, Head of Airbus UTM, explained in an interview with Avionics International that…
Business & GAAirbus and Embraer Report Q1 Results Two of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Embraer, have announced their Q1 2023 results. Looking at a variety of metrics, the companies report improvements in some areas while indicating certain…
ConnectivityNorthrop Grumman In Build Phase Of SDA’s Satellite Mesh Network After Successful Critical Design Review A little over a year after winning a Space Development Agency (SDA) contract to provide satellites for a low-Earth orbit mesh communications network, Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed the critical design review (CDR), paving…
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 TaxiAirbus Helicopters Partners With the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation Airbus Helicopters and the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation have formed a new partnership to explore the use of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for air medical services. The news was…
MilitaryAirbus Launches Two R&D Projects As Part of the European Defence Fund Airbus recently launched two research and development (R&D) projects which are funded by the European Defense Fund (EDF). The two projects, the European Defence Operational Collaborative Cloud (EDOCC) and the EU Next…
ConnectivityAirbus to Provide Tactical Satellite Communications for Belgian Ministry of Defence Airbus signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence, the company announced last week. Airbus will provide tactical satellite communications services for the Armed Forces over a 15-year period. Airbus plans…
AI & AutonomyAirbus UpNext and Acubed Test New Technologies for Pilot Assistance A wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus, called Airbus UpNext, announced recently that it has started testing new pilot assistance technologies with an A350-1000 test aircraft. Automated emergency diversion in cruise, automatic landing,…
ConnectivityAirbus and VDL Announce Partnership to Develop UltraAir While the aviation industry has maintained a consistent focus on the creation and implementation of new aircraft designs, other advancements in the industry are promising to bring great value to the aviation…
Business & GASwiss Air-Rescue Service Rega Orders H145 Helicopters The Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega has recently placed an order for 12 five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopters. These new aircraft, which will fly out of Swiss Air-Rescue’s mountain bases, are replacements for the…
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