CommercialAirlines in Middle East Adjust to COVID-19 Pandemic Middle Eastern carriers are resuming limited passenger flights, using the grounding of airplanes to perform extensive maintenance checks and introducing new airport testing and mask wearing requirements in response to travel restrictions…
ATM ModernizationAnalysis of ADS-B Data May Help Aviation Recover from COVID-19 Shock The analysis of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data on flights before and during the COVID-19 shock may help aviation recover economically, according to Aireon CEO Don Thoma. The real-time and historical…
CommercialBoeing to Resume Commercial Airplane Production in Phased COVID-19 Approach Starting April 20, Boeing plans to resume its commercial airplane production operations in Puget Sound in a phased approach based on aircraft types, after suspending operations for 14 days due to the…
Air TaxiThe Skyport - April 16, 2020 What will the long-term impact of COVID-19 be on eVTOLs and UAM? Short-term, it has clearly disrupted funding, flight testing and timelines; many companies tell me they have cancelled flight testing…
ConnectivityAvionics Upgrade for U-2S Dragon Lady to Feature Open Mission Systems Lockheed Martin recently received a $50 million United States Air Force contract for the Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR) program for the service's fleet of 31 U-2S Dragon Lady reconnaissance planes – upgrades…
Air TaxiWill Hydrogen Fuel Cells Play a Role in the VTOL Revolution? Almost all players in the emerging urban air mobility industry have converged on the idea of using fully-electric aircraft, powered by lithium-ion batteries, to create affordable aerial transit options for relatively short…
Embedded AvionicsUS Army Leverages Ansys, L3Harris Software to Advance Use of FACE in Cockpit Display Development Under a cooperative research and development agreement, Ansys and L3Harris Technologies are working with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) to advance the use of…
Air TaxiAir Force Announces Virtual Kickoff for Agility Prime’s ‘Air Race to Certification’ The U.S. Air Force will host a digital launch of Agility Prime, its ‘flying car’ development and acquisition effort, from April 27 to May 1, a week-long “immersive virtual experience” kicked off…