ConnectivityPODCAST: Saudia Airlines COVID-19 and Connectivity Fireside Chat During the 2020 Global Connected Aircraft Cabin Chats series, Azman Ahmad, GM Product Management, Saudia Airlines, joined program chair Mark Holmes for a discussion on how he sees the airline passenger experience…
Air TaxiWill Wisk’s Straight-to-Autonomous Air Taxi Strategy Pay Off? July 1 marked the one-year anniversary of Wisk, an urban air mobility company formed as a joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk, though it wasn’t revealed to the public until last…
ConnectivityAvionics, Airplane OEMs Continue to Expand Aircraft Interface Device Innovation Avionics and aircraft manufacturers are expanding the scope and capability set of aircraft interface devices (AID), which have become a key technology within modern connected aircraft networks, according to presentations given by…
CommercialUK Prime Minister: Britain Should Develop World’s First Net Zero Long-Haul Passenger Jet UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a speech on June 30 challenged the British aerospace industry to produce the world’s first “net zero” long-haul passenger plane, with promise that the government will…
MilitaryAirbus Delivers First A330 MRTT, As Company Looks to Autonomous Refueling On June 29, Airbus delivered the first of eight Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) after a ceremony held at the Airbus…
ConnectivityUltra-Persistent Skydweller Aero Announces Oklahoma City as Headquarters Skydweller Aero, a developer of ultra-persistent drones for commercial and military applications, has chosen Oklahoma City as its corporate headquarters, with plans to increase operations to 120 aerospace engineering and field technician…
Air TaxiBAE Systems Enters Market for Electric Aircraft Energy Management, Engine Control Systems BAE Systems is expanding its presence in the aircraft electrification market to include energy management and engine control systems for hybrid and fully-electric aircraft — both regional/business jets and urban air mobility…
CommercialAirbus Concludes ATTOL Project That Featured 'World-First' Automated Takeoffs and Landings Airbus is concluding a two-year effort, the Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing (ATTOL) project, that featured two world-firsts for the aviation industry: fully automatic vision-based takeoffs and landings, controlled using on-board image…