CommercialIntel CEO Resigns After Inappropriate Relationship with Employee Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich has resigned from the company Thursday amid revelations that the executive had been involved in a previous consensual relationship with an Intel employee. Intel's board has named…
RegulationBeyond the Airspace: Drone Integration Dependent on Industry Integration of small UAS into U.S. national airspace will involve a close collaboration between industry and regulators, with the latter exercising “regulatory humility," according to technology leaders speaking at a Bloomberg Government…
CommercialAmerican Goes North and South for Regional Jets American Airlines has ordered 30 new regional jets for its subsidiary airlines, comprised half each of Bombardier CRJ900s and Embraer E175s. Both the Bombardiers, which recently underwent a cabin redesign, and the…
RegulationRaytheon To Help New York Develop UTM Corridor The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance selected Raytheon as a key partner in the development of America's first and most advanced unmanned aircraft system-testing airspace corridor in New York. Raytheon's intelligence,…
CommercialAirbus Vahana Unmanned Electric Vehicle Takes First Flight The self-piloted, electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft out of Airbus Group’s advanced projects outpost in Silicon Valley, A3 (“A-cubed”), has completed its first full-scale flight test Wednesday. According to a press release on the outpost's website,…
CommercialAirbus’ New A321LR Completes Maiden Flight You will soon be capable of flying nonstop from Washington, D.C., to Rome, Italy, as the long-range version of Airbus’ newest single-aisle jet, the A321, successfully completed its maiden flight. The A321LR…
ConnectivityA Firsthand Look at SmartSky’s 4G LTE In-Flight Connectivity SmartSky Networks is planning to officially roll out its 4G LTE in-flight connectivity service to business jet operators in the continental U.S. in mid-2018. Once fully operational, the company said it will…
ConnectivityTiming is Everything: When Will IFC Consolidation Take Off? The first flashes of promise for truly connected air travel emerged in 2004 with Boeing’s visionary Connexion in-flight connectivity (IFC) service — before being snuffed out less than two years later. Like…