ATM ModernizationHow Airports Can Prepare For Electric Aircraft Engineering firm WSP has taken the lead in assisting airports in the preparations for electric aircraft. With electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles on the horizon, WSP is working closely with…
ATM ModernizationFAA To Award $20 Million in Funding to Smaller Airports On Friday, March 31, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will be providing $20 million through a new bipartisan infrastructure law to help smaller airports across the country modernize their operations.…
CommercialFAA Identifies 50 U.S. Airports for New 5G Buffer Zones The FAA on Jan. 7 published a new list of the 50 U.S. airports that will have "buffer zones" around them once 5G C-band services come online later this month. Identification of…
ATM ModernizationFAA Uses NextGen Software Update to Reduce Taxi Time at Busy Airports The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are ready for the initial roll out of an air traffic system software update designed to significantly improve the pre-departure…
CommercialPODCAST: University of Zurich Researchers Talk Review of Air Travel Industry's Air Travel Industry's COVID-19 Prevention Methods On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Michel Bielecki, a doctor at the University of Zürich Centre for Travel Medicine, WHO Collaborating Centre for Travellers' Health, Epidemiology Biostatistics and Prevention Institute,…
ConnectivityPODCAST: Nokia Enterprise Head of Airports Talks Future of 5G in Aviation On this episode, we’re joined by Thomas Rehrberg, head of airports and airlines business for Nokia Enterprise. Rehrberg provides an overview of how 5G works and what its enabling elements within the…
CommercialFAA Puts $677M Toward Infrastructure at 214 Airports The FAA is awarding $677 million in infrastructure grants to airports around the country, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao confirmed, as the first part of $3.18 billion in funding…