CommercialEuropean and US Regulators Discuss Latest Efforts to Integrate Unmanned Aircraft into Civilian Airspace A live webcast hosted by the Science and Technology Innovation Program (STIP) this week covered regulatory efforts to integrate commercial drones into the existing European and U.S. airspace systems. Discussion centered around…
CommercialAmerican Airlines to Equip A321XLR, 787-9 Fleet with 4K In-flight Entertainment Displays American Airlines will feature a new line of 4K in-flight entertainment (IFE) seat-back screens developed by Samsung and Thales on a fleet of Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 aircraft that the Texas-based…
Air TaxiEmbraer’s Eve Receives New eVTOL Orders for Two Australian Companies Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, a subsidiary of Embraer, shared announcements this week about two new partnerships. Both ventures serve to accelerate electric air taxi use in Australia. The first partnership is…
Electrification and SustainabilityDeveloping eSAF from Power-to-Liquid Technology to Achieve Decarbonization eSAF, a synthetic fuel derived from renewable energy sources, looks to be an increasingly important aspect of achieving the aviation industry's decarbonization goals—along with using numerous other pathways to produce sustainable aviation…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Reveals Mini-CNI System with JADC2 Capabilities for Vertical Lift Platforms Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated its Mini-Communications, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) system with open architecture and in-flight connectivity (IFC) capabilities for vertical lift platforms. The Mini CNI system is designed particularly to enable…
CommercialNew FAA Policy Limits Use of Automatic Landing, RNP at Airports Vulnerable to 5G Interference Pilots of some fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft will be prohibited from using certain types of landing procedures such as automatic landing and Required Navigation Performance (RNP) at airports where the presence of…
Air TaxiArcher Receives Special Airworthiness Certificate from FAA to Begin Flight Testing Archer Aviation announced last week that the FAA has presented them with their Special Airworthiness Certificate. This certification comes just a few weeks after the company received its Certificate of Authorization (COA)…
MilitaryThales Acquires Moog’s Navigation Aids Business Thales on Monday closed its acquisition of a Moog business unit that designs, develops and manufactures ground and ship-based radio frequency navigation beacons and related antennas for commercial and military aircraft operators.…