MilitaryDOD Focused on Beating Russia, China in Hypersonics The Pentagon’s effort to build hypersonic weapons by the early 2020s and ahead of near-peer competitors will require the services to be more direct with their industry partners to make improved use…
CommercialMeet Allegiant's First Flight Operations Performance Engineer Sai Ravuru was first inspired to pursue a career in aviation by the film Star Wars, when he watched the spaceships take off and land automatically. He is the first ever flight…
Business & GABombardier Focuses on Improving Operational Efficiency in Q2 Financials Bombardier has reported its second-quarter 2018 financial results. The Canadian company is on pace to achieve its 2018 guidance and 2020 targets in the wake of its turnaround plan with total Q2…
MilitaryUS Air Force to Use New Neuromorphic Supercomputer for AI Research In a joint effort with IBM, the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) unveiled the world’s largest neuromorphic supercomputer, Blue Raven, with the processing power of 64 million neurons. By 2019, AFRL expects to…
CommercialMalaysia Airlines Flight 370 Final Report Inconclusive A final investigative report issued by Malaysian civil aviation authorities provides no conclusive communications, navigation or surveillance-based evidence as to what caused the March 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Investigators…
CommercialBoeing to Research Autonomous Vehicles at New MIT Location Boeing will lease approximately 100,000 square feet at MIT's upcoming building in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The agreement makes Boeing the first major tenant to commit to MIT’s Kendall Square Initiative, which includes six…
Business & GASwiss Air-Rescue Rega's Challenger 650 Mobile Ambulance Fleet Grows Bombardier has delivered a second specialized Challenger 650 to air ambulance service Swiss Air-Rescue Rega. Later this year, the Swiss nonprofit will complete the replacement of its older Challenger 604 with its…
UnmannedIs this Electric VTOL Drone the Future of Aerial Infrastructure Inspection? An electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing (EVTOL) drone is on the verge of disrupting traditional methods of collecting surveillance data about critical infrastructure. Ontario, Canada startup SkyX uses its EVTOL SkyOne…