Advanced Air MobilityWhitaker's Appointment to Top FAA Post Overwhelmingly Welcomed by Aviation Industry Aviation advocacy groups, federal transportation officials, and airlines are applauding the Biden Administration’s nomination of Michael Whitaker as chief of the Federal Aviation Administration and urging the Senate to speed his confirmation. …
Business & GANBAA Urges FAA and DoT Action for Safe 5G Implementation Technological development is often seen as the key to an improved future. However, not all new or updated technology comes without logistical challenges when integrating it into pre-existing infrastructure. 5G, the latest…
Air TaxiIntegrating Advanced Air Mobility Operations into Tomorrow’s Flight Department ORLANDO, Fla. — Business aviation flight departments need to prepare for advanced air mobility (AAM) operations and related technologies that are emerging. There are many hurdles that the introduction of advanced technologies…
Air TaxiPanelists at NBAA Discuss Certification and Infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility ORLANDO, Fla. — At the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) last week, representatives from the FAA, Eviation, Textron, Overair, and Archer Aviation discussed the most pressing challenges for the…
Business & GAVista Global Sees Record Increase in Demand for US Business Jet Flights in 3Q Vista Global saw record-breaking demand for business jet flights in U.S. airspace during the third quarter of 2022—up 185% from the same period last year. The parent company of Malta-based VistaJet,…
Air TaxiElectra Receives Order for 1,000th eSTOL Aircraft ORLANDO, Fla. — Electra.aero signed a letter of intent with Welojets for 32 eSTOL (electric short take-off and landing) aircraft. The LOI was signed at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Business…
Business & GAStakeholders Urge Congress to Pass Sustainable Skies Act On April 22, the National Business Aviation Association, along with about 80 stakeholders in the aviation industry, put forth a letter asking Congress to pass the Sustainable Skies Act. This legislation includes…
CommercialLatest C-Band 5G Delay Allows AT&T, Verizon to Address Aircraft Radar Altimeter Concerns In statements released Monday, AT&T and Verizon agreed to delay their deployment of C-Band 5G wireless networks by another two weeks in an effort to address concerns over potential signal interference issues…
Air TaxiWhat's Trending in Aerospace - September 27, 2020 Check out the Sept. 27 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines happening across the global aerospace industry. Commercial Aviation Boeing…
ATM ModernizationFAA Achieves Full ADS-B Rollout at 155 Airports As Alaska Seeks More The FAA turned ADS-B on at the final two airports in the nation, Akron-Canton Airport and Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, both in Ohio, that will receive the next-generation surveillance technology three months…