ConnectivitySES Completes C-Band Launch Program With SpaceX SES’s SES-18 and SES-19 satellites have been successfully launched in what it is set to be a busy year of launches for the operator. The satellites, designed and built by Northrop Grumman were launched…
ConnectivityLinQuest and SpiderOak Join Forces on Cybersecurity LinQuest and SpiderOak are forming a new strategic partnership to protect space mission systems for government and commercial customers. The two companies announced the new partnership on March 21. Under the partnership, LinQuest will…
ConnectivityDelta Chooses Viasat to Provide In-Flight Connectivity Delta Air Lines just announced that it selected Viasat to provide in-flight connectivity to its fleet. The Atlanta-based carrier recently made headlines for announcing that it would provide all SkyMiles Members with…
Business & GAAAR To Support New Acquisition Trax’s Aviation Software Sales AAR Corp.’s $120 million acquisition of aviation MRO and fleet management software firm Trax USA Corp., announced this week, is part of the Illinois-based aviation aftermarket solutions provider’s effort to build up…
AI & AutonomyNew AI Sytem Offers Potential Air Traffic Management Solutions A new artificial intelligence technology created at Mälardalens University (MDU) in Sweden is promising to help air traffic controllers by calculating delay lengths and predicting various interruptions. This system, in addition to…
ATM Modernization"Plate Lines" Could Safely Allow for More Aircraft to Land in Shorter Intervals Europe’s largest aviation research initiative has successfully tested a technology that could allow airports to safely boost runway throughput to accommodate an expected increase in air traffic. Partners within the Single European…
Air TaxiArcher and United Announce Plans for First Commercial eVTOL Route in Chicago Archer Aviation and United Airlines announced the first commercial route for eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft—from Newark Airport to a heliport in downtown Manhattan—last November. Today, the companies announced another…
Air TaxiLilium's Tech Demonstrator Hits Targeted Maximum Speed Earlier this month, eVTOL developer Lilium achieved a significant milestone. Its Phoenix 2 tech demonstrator aircraft hit the targeted maximum speed during a flight test—about 155 mph, or 136Kts (250+ km/h). This…