Connected Aerospace

Six months after the ADS-B mandate entered force, the FAA says it is pleased with the level of compliance.

European Commission to improve EGNOS performance in approach and targets use of Galileo for air navigation.

The light aircraft manufacturer has prioritized development of large cargo UAVs because of increasing indications that the entry into service of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis could slip to 2028.

U.S. federal agencies have formally petitioned the FCC to reconsider its order allowing Ligado Networks access to spectrum near GPS.

China has conducted its first remote tower operation at Xinyuan Nalati Airport (NLT) with a China Express Airlines flight controlled remotely from the Xinjiang Airport Group’s center in Urumqi, 385 km away.

Increased connectivity creates new vulnerabilities—from avionics to inflight-entertainment networks and airline back-end operations.

The IFC/IFE sector is reeling along with all aviation. Analysts and executives see sunnier days eventually, but also darkening clouds.

LONDON—Four UK space companies have teamed up to form a consortium to secure roles in British government programs as the country looks to grow its presence in space.

Local controllers and Eurocontrol experts build complex air traffic architecture as the project advances.

U.S. Senate hearing fails to resolve why the FCC approved access to spectrum near GPS frequencies, with conditions.

UK future flight vision; sandbox for UAVs; making LEO safer; augmented-reality landings; connected by balloon.

Cassio family unveil; Sabrewing rollout; WatFly’s personal eVTOL; Advancing Remote ID; Sniffing out COVID-19.

Signs of domestic recovery are emerging in Asian markets such as China, South Korea and Vietnam, although many others remain in decline.

The European Commission (EC) has published an amended regulation that lays out requirements to equip aircraft for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) and postpones the compliance date for new aircraft by six months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Federal Communications Commission green-lights a terrestrial 5G system opposed by many federal government agencies and aerospace companies.

U.S. Air Force eVTOL event; EHang plans E-port; Zipline fights COVID-19; Pipistrel measures DEP noise; Onera tests airship.

Space-based ADS-B provides another way to measure the status of commercial aviation.

Trends in navigation systems lean toward being more satellite-dependent and accuracy-accentuated.

SESAR DM reports progress in modernizing Europe’s ATM but braces for potential shift in priorities after COVID-19 crisis.

Far from being retired, the storied U-2 is being upgraded into the U.S. Air Force’s first fully open mission systems compliant fleet.

With fuel savings as the ultimate goal, Eurocontrol and air navigation service providers progressively allow crews to choose their route

2020 could be the worst ever for aviation OEMs and their supply chains. Questions continue to focus on how bad things will get.

Air navigation service providers (ANSPs), particularly those that are privately owned, are taking tough steps to ensure they can survive the slump in air traffic caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Sensing supercooled icing; Russian electric testbed: deorbiting tether; digitalizing cabin; UPS drone delivery; Lilium eVTOL funding.

CPI Aerostructures of Edgewood, New York, said March 24 it will remain open and operating after state officials branded it an “essential business” to keep going while Albany leaders otherwise roll out a shelter-in-place mandate for New York residents.