Electrification and SustainabilityZeroAvia Partners with MHIRJ to Certify Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain for Regional Jets ZeroAvia, a startup developing hydrogen-powered engine technology for commercial aviation, expanded its existing agreement with MHI RJ Aviation Group. Both parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the end of 2021.…
UnmannedWingXpand Debuts Compact Drone Featuring Expandable Wings The drone model from WingXpand, which debuted at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL event in April, features a 7-foot wingspan. The wings are expandable, so the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) can collapse into a…
Business & GAGogo Business Aviation to Launch LEO Broadband Service With OneWeb Network Gogo Business Aviation is launching a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband service for business aviation using the OneWeb network and an antenna designed by Hughes Network Systems. The company said in a Monday announcement this…
Air TaxiOPINION - Electric Aviation: Can Small Electric and Hydrogen Aircraft Usher in its Future? [UPDATED] EDITORIAL NOTE: A previous version of this article featured an incorrect version of the final copy, it has been updated and approved by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The aviation industry and consumers alike…
Business & GAPODCAST: How Cirrus Aircraft Operators are Flying with a New IQ On this episode of the Connected Aviation Intelligence Podcast, we're joined by two guests, including Ivy McIver, a pilot and director of the SR Product Line at Cirrus Aircraft and the company's…
ATM ModernizationFAA, United Airlines, and Sun Country to Keynote Upcoming 2022 Connected Aviation Intelligence Summit The opening keynote speakers for all three days of the upcoming 2022 Connected Aviation Intelligence Summit—jointly presented by Avionics International and sister publication Via Satellite—occurring June 1–3, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency…
CommercialLufthansa Opts for Panasonic Avionics in Boeing 747-8 Cabin IFEC Upgrades Lufthansa is upgrading its Boeing 747-8 fleet with the NEXT in-flight entertainment (IFE) system supplied by Panasonic Avionics, according to a May 19 announcement between the two companies. NEXT is the IFE…
CommercialThales Targeting 2026 for PureFlyt FMS on Airbus A320, A330 and A350 A selection of the PureFlyt system by Airbus for future production A320, A330, and A350 aircraft earlier this month gives Thales its first commercial air transport platform for its next generation flight…