CommercialThe Latest 5G C-Band Interference on Radio Altimeters Research, Testing and Technology Updates While the number of new directives and policy updates from the Federal Aviation Administration regarding the impact of 5G C-band wireless service interference on aircraft radio altimeters has slowed since January, research,…
Air TaxiShareholders Invest $23 Million in Skyports for Vertiports and Drone Services At the close of its latest funding round, Skyports announced that it had raised $23 million in capital from both new and existing investors. With access to these new funds, Skyports—a provider…
Air TaxiNASA Workshop Defines Progress and Goals for Advanced Air Mobility Integration NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Ecosystem Working Groups (AEWG) hosted a virtual workshop this week featuring discussions on AAM integration. Starting in June, the AEWG will develop more formal roadmaps based on…
CommercialCebu Pacific Equips Airbus A330neo fleet with SITA Swiftbroadband Cockpit Connectivity Cebu Pacific Air, the Manila, Philippines-based low cost airline, will equip its fleet of Airbus A330neo aircraft with an upgraded form of SITA for Aircraft’s AIRCOM cockpit connectivity technology with Swiftbroadband-Safety (SB-S).…
Air TaxiAcciona Partners with Embraer’s Eve, Agrees to Invest $30 Million On March 18, Embraer’s subsidiary, Eve Urban Air Mobility, announced a strategic partnership with the company Acciona—developer of renewable energy solutions and infrastructure—that includes an investment of $30 million into Eve. This…
Air TaxiTextron Enters Agreement to Purchase Pipistrel and Form New eAviation Division Textron Inc. announced a purchase agreement on March 17 to acquire Pipistrel—developer of the Velis Electro electric aircraft. Once the purchase is finalized, Textron plans to create a new business segment called…
Air TaxiJoby Earns FAA Approval of Initial Systems and Compliance Reviews Joby Aviation took another step towards certification of its fully electric aircraft in completing its first Systems Review and Compliance Review and earning Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval. The team completed both…
Electrification and SustainabilityPratt & Whitney Makes Strides With Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Hydrogen Propulsion Technology Last month, Pratt & Whitney was awarded a U.S. Department of Energy Project to develop hydrogen propulsion technology. As part of this project, they are working to develop highly efficient hydrogen-fueled propulsion…
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