MilitaryCollins Aerospace to Provide Global F-35 Pilot Readiness Center with Dutch Air Force United Technologies Corp.'s Collins Aerospace is to provide what the company calls the first global pilot readiness center for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning under an agreement with the Royal Netherlands…
ConnectivityIridium Certus Transceiver Enters Live Testing Iridium Communications approved the first 10 beta partners developing new products based on the Iridium Certus 9770 transceiver. Each partner has received operational beta units, which have been undergoing extensive testing designed to…
Air TaxiWill the Global Urban Air Mobility Market Justify the Investment? A global study on the economics and market for urban air mobility was released by Nexa Advisors, an aerospace advisory and investment firm. The study provides an in-depth look at 74 cities…
Air TaxiVolocopter Unveils First Commercial Air Taxi Design: VoloCity German urban air mobility developer Volocopter has confirmed the first commercial model in its air taxi program, VoloCity, along with plans for the new design’s first test flight to occur later this…
UnmannedFlytrex Brings Drone Delivery to North Carolina, Eyes Expansion in Reykjavik Israeli drone delivery startup Flytrex received FAA approval to begin drone food delivery in Holly Springs, North Carolina, joining a small group of companies authorized to operate commercial deliveries via unmanned aircraft.…
CommercialAEEC to Adopt Cabin Seating, Digital Bus Standards at Mid-Term Session At SAE Industry Technologies Consortia's upcoming 2019 Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) mid-term session in Seattle, some of the commercial aviation industry’s leading avionics engineers are expected to adopt four new…
MilitaryAFRL Successfully Flies New Robotically Piloted Air Platform The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced the successful flight demonstration of a new robotically manned air platform whose technology could pave the way for more optionally manned aircraft in the…
MilitaryMilitary to Have 2,936 Aircraft with ADS-B (Out) by Jan. 1, Air Force Says The Pentagon will have 2,936 aircraft equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (Out) by the FAA-mandated deadline of Jan. 1, according to the U.S. Air Force, the military service in charge of the…