CommercialAirbus, Boeing Make Production Decisions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Airbus partially resumed assembly and production work in France and Spain on March 23, while Boeing will temporarily suspend the majority of its U.S.-based airplane production activity beginning March 25 as the…
Business & GACCX Adds Capabilities to T-RX Avionics Radio and Pulse Testers Ottawa-based test equipment supplier CCX Technologies said on March 24 that it is adding GPS signal generator and VHF Digital Link (VDL) Mode 2 capabilities for its T-RX avionics radio and pulse…
Air TaxiUPS Partners with Wingcopter to Develop, Certify Drone Delivery Fleet UPS’ drone delivery venture is partnering with German drone-maker Wingcopter to develop and certify new tiltrotor package delivery drones for a wide range of use cases in the United States and internationally.…
Air TaxiLilium Raises $240 Million for Electric Air Taxi Development — ‘At Least 12 Months of Runway’ German electric air taxi developer Lilium completed an internal funding round worth over $240 million, raising its total investment to date to more than $340 million, the company announced. A representative for…
MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Warns Of Potential Business Impacts From Pandemic Northrop Grumman on Thursday said it can’t currently predict the impact on its business from the COVID-19 pandemic but warned investors of potential increased borrowing costs and of potential disruptions to its…
Business & GAAvionics OEMs Warn of Supply Chain Disruption and Other Fallout Due to COVID-19 While Boeing has requested a $60 billion lifeline from the federal government to cushion the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. airlines through the Airlines for America trade group have asked…
Air TaxiUAS Service Suppliers Discuss 53,000 Comments on FAA’s Remote ID Proposal The Federal Aviation Administration is working through more than 53,000 comments on its proposed approach to remote identification for remote aircraft and hopes to issue a final ruling before the end of…
CommercialAirlines in Europe, US React to Unprecedented Impact of Coronavirus Outbreak The largest commercial airlines in the U.S. and Europe are undergoing financial, operational and organizational measures in reaction to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, as the aviation industry deals with the…