Advanced Air MobilityElevating Aerospace: Sustainability, Automation, and Simulation The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published multiple roadmaps outlining how the industry can achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. One roadmap details the development of more efficient aircraft that…
AI & AutonomyShift5 Unveils New Module to Leverage Onboard Data and Automate Regulatory Compliance On Monday, Shift5 introduced a new module for commercial air operators that leverages onboard data to automate compliance with Aircraft Network Security Program (ANSP) requirements. The company’s focus is onboard operational technology…
Business & GASkyryse Introduces IFR Capable Robinson R66 Aircraft Recently, Skyryse announced plans to certify a variation of the Robinson R66 helicopter for instrument flight rules (IFR). This helicopter, equipped with improved systems, will make general aviation safer and more affordable,…
Air TaxiNASA Workshop Defines Progress and Goals for Advanced Air Mobility Integration NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Ecosystem Working Groups (AEWG) hosted a virtual workshop this week featuring discussions on AAM integration. Starting in June, the AEWG will develop more formal roadmaps based on…
AI & AutonomyThe Air Force’s AETC Starts Research on eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements Last month, Detachment 62 of the Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command (AETC) started a research program to define training requirements for piloting electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Joby…
Air TaxiSkyryse’s Flight Automation Technology is ‘Months Away’ from Certification Skyryse is close to certifying FlightOS, part of a broader flight automation technology stack the company is developing that will significantly reduce pilot workload and improve the learning curve of newly-certified pilots.…
Air TaxiSkyryse Unveils Autonomous Helicopter for Urban Air Mobility, Targets Economics of Commuter Cars In Los Angeles, California, Skyryse demonstrated what it calls the “world’s first fully autonomous end to end flight” of an FAA-approved helicopter. The company also unveiled its "flight stack," which it…
UnmannedUnmanned Helicopter Soars with UAVOS' 'GLIDER' Autorotation Algorithm Drone research company UAVOS last week tested a new flight algorithm for unmanned vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that could allow the aircraft to safely land in case of engine failure. Called…
CommercialWill Commercial Planes Learn to Automatically Avoid the Ground? A test pilot who worked on the F-16 and F-35’s automatic ground-collision avoidance system (AGCAS) predicts the system’s inclusion on commercial jets before too long, but major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) Boeing…
MilitaryUS Air Force To Let AI Handle Software Certification The U.S. Air Force is readying an announcement it has completed a new initiative to automate the process of approving commercial software, as officials look to speed up the deployment of new…