Aerospace

FLIGHT DATA SOLUTIONS added auto connect/upload/reporting features to its BlueMAX wireless adapter that provides wireless streaming of aircraft data.

Kitty Hawk has completed its first operational exercise with the U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx innovation unit assessing the ability of the company’s Heaviside electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to perform medical evacuation, personnel recovery and logistics.

The avionics and flight control systems for Lilium’s seven-seat electric regional air taxi will be supplied by Honeywell.

Qatar Airways concluded its participation at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), that was held under the patronage of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and attended by key opinion leaders from around the world.

Emirates SkyCargo is further strengthening its temperature sensitive pharma and vaccine handling capabilities in Dubai with the extension of its fully automated cool room with 94 airline pallet positions at its EU GDP certified dedicated pharma facility at Dubai International Airport.

ACIA Aero Leasing Group CEO, Mick Mooney, believes that now is the perfect time for airlines across the continent to grasp the opportunities presenting themselves in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to EHang, the EH216 is the first eVTOL vehicle granted permission for outdoor, open-airspace flights in Japan.

Alessandro Profumo is upbeat about the future of post-COVID-19 European defense capability.

A digital-first approach is key to achieving Tempest’s development goals, but the technology needs to be proved.

EASA provides industry with the first concrete guidance on certification requirements for AI in safety-critical applications.

Regional air mobility startup Electra has unveiled its first commercial product, a hybrid-electric aircraft designed to fly a pilot and seven passengers up to 500 mi. with takeoff and landing distances of just 100 ft.

Regional airline Ravn Alaska has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with startup Airflow for 50 electric logistics aircraft.

Without surface mobility, moonwalkers will have a very limited exploration zone.

Leaders expect a smaller, more streamlined supply chain to emerge as aircraft OEMs struggle to reach or exceed pre-pandemic rates.

Hard on the heels of its agreement with UK and U.S. helicopter operator Halo Aviation, Embraer spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility has partnered with Brazil’s Helisul Aviation to develop an ecosystem for aerial ridesharing.

How the early leaders in urban air mobility plan to roll out their air taxi services is becoming more clear: Details about their plans are emerging as parts of deals to go public, with valuations in the billions of dollars.

Obtaining certification from civil aviation authorities is the milestone that eVTOL vehicle manufacturers most seek—it allows them to be first-to-market in what is viewed as a keenly competitive industry.

The energy behind a new industry forming is palpable—excitement about something new, the risk involved, the pace of change.

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos said he will be aboard for the first crewed flight of the company’s New Shepard suborbital space transportation system, along with his brother Mark, the winner of an ongoing auction and possibly up to three additional passengers.