ConnectivityStarlink Lands United Deal for the Airline’s Full Fleet - Sept. 13 United Airlines tapped Starlink as its in-flight connectivity (IFC) provider, announcing a deal on Friday to equip the airline’s entire fleet with Starlink and offer the service to passengers for free. United…
AI & AutonomyPiasecki Aircraft Achieves Historic Milestone With First Flight of Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) Tilt-Duct VTOL Vehicle - Sept. 10 ESSINGTON, Pa., September 10, 2024 (Newswire.com) - In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt-duct Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Demonstration…
MilitaryUSAF Building New Site for Testing B-2 Flight Component RCS and Antenna Calibration By September next year, the U.S. Air Force is to establish a new Composite Aircraft Antenna Calibration Facility (CAACF) at Hill AFB, Utah for testing flight components’ radar cross section (RCS) and…
Air TaxiArcher Tops 400 Flights with Midnight Aircraft - AIN, Sept. 3 Archer Aviation completed 402 flight tests thus far in 2024 with its Midnight eVTOL air taxi prototype, AIN reported. The company is seeking to gain FAA certification in 2025 and enter into…
AI & AutonomyU.S. Air Force Trials Autonomous Flights with Joby, Reliable Robotics - AIN, Aug. 26 Joby and Reliable Robotics demonstrated military uses for their remotely piloted Cessna Grand Caravans during the Air Force Agile Flag 24-3 exercise in early August, AIN reported. The service’s Afwerx innovation unit…
Embedded AvionicsEnhanced Flight Vision Systems Today Into The Future Part Two in a series looking at the status of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS), which provide greater situation awareness and improved visual clarity for enhanced navigational safety and efficient operations. Synthetic…
Connectivity4 Airlines Share Their Perspectives on the IFC Market With the arrival of the multi-orbit era and airlines making decisions on how they will use satellite connectivity going forward, the market for in-flight connectivity (IFC) has entered an exciting phase. The…
MilitaryLockheed Martin Awarded $5.1 Billion in F-35 Contracts Lockheed Martin is receiving $5.1 billion in three contracts for the F-35 Lightning II fighter, including Block 4 related upgrades, DoD said on Aug. 28. The largest contract–$3.9 billion through September 2028–is…