Electrification and SustainabilityBAE Systems and Heart Aerospace Collaborate on Battery for Electric Aircraft BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace will be collaborating to create a battery system for Heart Aerospace’s regional electric airplane, the ES-30. This partnership will allow two of the world’s leading aviation technology…
AI & AutonomyShift5 Unveils New Module to Leverage Onboard Data and Automate Regulatory Compliance On Monday, Shift5 introduced a new module for commercial air operators that leverages onboard data to automate compliance with Aircraft Network Security Program (ANSP) requirements. The company’s focus is onboard operational technology…
ATM ModernizationFAA To Award $20 Million in Funding to Smaller Airports On Friday, March 31, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will be providing $20 million through a new bipartisan infrastructure law to help smaller airports across the country modernize their operations.…
AI & AutonomyUSAF Plans Sensor Testing for Autonomous F-16s The U.S. Air Force plans to integrate and test sensors, including advanced electronically scanned array radar, on autonomous F-16 fighters to feed the service’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. The Air…
ConnectivityPanasonic Announces New Software Engineering Center in India Panasonic Avionics, one of the aviation industry’s leaders in providing in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems, has announced a new global software development center in Pune, India. First entering the Indian market in…
Electrification and SustainabilityUniversal Hydrogen and Hartzell Propeller Test Cleaner Technologies Recently, Universal Hydrogen and Hartzell Propeller showed significant progress toward hydrogen fuel cell-powered flight. The two companies collaborated to alter a De Havilland Dash 8 testbed, allowing it to be powered by…
AI & AutonomyAirbus Sees Big Potential For "Auto’Mate" Technology After Tanker-Drone Test Flights Demonstrations of an Airbus A310 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) autonomously guiding a drone went “even better than expected” and showed the potential for autonomous air-to-air refueling, according to an Airbus executive involved…
Air TaxiStéphan D’haene Takes Over as New CEO of Jetson Last week, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company Jetson announced the appointment of a new CEO—industry expert Stéphan D’haene. He previously served as the Chief Operating Officer at ICON Aircraft, and…