As part of Airbus’ plan to demonstrate autonomous taxi, takeoff and landing of an airliner in 2020, Silicon Valley outpost A3 is developing computer vision and machine learning to enable the aircraft to navigate like a human pilot.
Switzerland-headquartered Vertis Aviation is strengthening its ultra-long-range charter offering with the introduction of a Bombardier Global 5000 to its charter portfolio.
Blue Line Aviation, headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, has placed an order for 11 Diamond Aircraft for delivery over the next 18 months as its business expands.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s (MITAC) is betting on healthy doses of engineering and marketing to transform the smallest version of its new regional jet (RJ) family into an ideal fit for U.S. airlines that must comply with strict contractural limitations without sacrificing much-desired cabin comfort.
Israeli startup Airobotics, a provider of fully automated drones for industrial tasks such as inspection and security, has unveiled its first sensor payload to be developed and manufactured in-house.
Sarah Airways specialises in VIP private transport and medical evacuation – a growing market in Morocco. Founder and CEO, Khalid Serghat, shared his vision for the company with Vincent Chappard.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has lifted restrictions placed on CitationJets equipped with Tamarack Aerospace’s active winglets through an April emergency directive that grounded the fleet.
China-based drone manufacturer DJI said the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has authorized the use of customized “Government Edition” (GE) versions of its multirotor models following a 15-month assessment that included data security testing.
Skyworks Global has partnered with Scaled Composites to build a high-speed rotorcraft demonstrator, the Vertijet, based on a concept developed under DARPA’s Heliplane program and inspired by the late-1950s Fairey Rotodyne.
The German aerospace cluster of Berlin-Brandenburg plans to fly a technology demonstrator for low-emission hybrid-electric propulsion systems for future 19-seat regional airliners.
The manufacturing schedule has slipped by three months since last year, when Avic planned to roll out the prototype of the 78-seat aircraft in June 2019.
In a July 2 letter, lawmakers urged Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao “to dedicate the necessary staff and resources for the rapid publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)” on the so-called Remote ID requirement for small drones.
Ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) cites a “lack of candor” regarding Steve Dickson's involvement in a whistleblower complaint during his tenure as senior vice president-flight operations at Delta Air Lines.
Outlining its plans on July 8, Rolls-Royce seeks to enlarge its Dahlewitz facilities to support the development of hybrid-electric 400 kW-1,000 kW propulsion systems.
“The publication of the SC-VTOL by EASA is a big step for the urban air mobility industry, and explicitly enables us to certify our aircraft for urban air taxi operations. The requirements regarding safety are among the highest in the industry and rightfully so,” says Jan-Hendrik Boelens, chief technology officer of German eVTOL developer Volocopter.
Managed by the Irish Aviation Authority, an Aireon joint venture partner, the Alert service uses the company’s network of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast receivers carried by Iridium Next satellites to locate transponder-equipped aircraft flying below.
Major aerospace manufacturers, such as General Electric (GE), United Technologies (UTC) and Honeywell International, are racing to become more digitalized and many have spent big money to change their businesses and portfolios.
Industry has welcomed Europe’s publication of the first airworthiness certification rules for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft, but more remains to be done before air taxis can begin flying above cities.
Hybrid-electric regional aircraft startup Zunum Aero has launched a new fundraising bid, having failed in earlier efforts to raise the investment required to continue development of its 12-passenger ZA10.
“By combining GE’s experience in flight safety analysis and flight analytics with wireless mini-QAR technology from our Avionica joint venture, we will help Flexjet to advance their fleet with the latest flight safety analysis techniques in the airline environment,” said John Mansfield, chief digital officer for GE Aviation.
Sparfell Aviation Group in Switzerland has acquired LaudaMotion Executive GmbH, a charter operator based in Vienna, following the death of LaudaMotion’s founder Niki Lauda.
