Electrification and SustainabilityUniversal Hydrogen and Hartzell Propeller Test Cleaner Technologies Recently, Universal Hydrogen and Hartzell Propeller showed significant progress toward hydrogen fuel cell-powered flight. The two companies collaborated to alter a De Havilland Dash 8 testbed, allowing it to be powered by…
AI & AutonomyAirbus Sees Big Potential For "Auto’Mate" Technology After Tanker-Drone Test Flights Demonstrations of an Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) autonomously guiding a drone went “even better than expected” and showed the potential for autonomous air-to-air refueling, according to an Airbus executive involved…
Air TaxiStéphan D’haene Takes Over as New CEO of Jetson Last week, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company Jetson announced the appointment of a new CEO—industry expert Stéphan D’haene. He previously served as the Chief Operating Officer at ICON Aircraft, and…
CommercialFree In-Flight Wi-Fi Takes Off After a Slow Taxi Delta Air Lines threw down the gauntlet to other air transport operators when it said in January that it would roll out free in-flight Wi-Fi across its fleet, becoming the first major…
Editor's NoteNorthrop Grumman Demonstrates Platform-Agnostic IFC Northrop Grumman’s team successfully demonstrated its ability to connect a full aircraft ecosystem during a flight test as part of a contract with the U.S. Air Force. Northrop Grumman’s flying test bed…
CommercialOPINION: Touchless Travel—The Trend the Pandemic Unconsciously Sparked It has been three years since the U.S. went into lockdown, when air travel hit a standstill and our backyards had to suffice for a summer vacation spot. The travel space was…
RegulationEnabling the Future of Advanced Air Mobility and Drone Operations in the U.S. A U.S. House hearing held last week on the topic of advanced air mobility featured a discussion of the future of unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, in the United States. It also…
ConnectivityOrbit Unveils AirTRx Antenna System for Regional Airlines Orbit Communications Systems (Orbit) is introducing a new antenna solution targeting the regional aviation market. It announced March 6 that it is launching the AirTRx system that aims to provide continuous communications for…