Photo above – (left to right): Eric Kuester — Chairman, Moore County Airport Business Advisory Committee; Tom McPherson — Secretary/Treasurer, Moore County Airport Authority; Frank Quis — Chairman, Moore County Commissioners; Tom McInnis — State Senator, 25th District, including Moore County; Catherine Graham — Vice chairman, Moore County Commissioners; Wayne Vest — Moore County Manager; […]
Month: June 2022
Zipline Unveils First Onboard, Acoustic Detection & Avoidance System for Autonomous Drones
Zipline, has unveiled its new Detection and Avoidance (DAA) system. A first for the industry, the new system uses onboard acoustic-based technology to enable safe and autonomous flights in complex, and even uncontrolled airspaces. This technology marks a significant step forward in realizing commercial autonomous deliveries at scale. Zipline’s new DAA system relies on a […]
TSA Announces Security Upgrades at Lihue Airport
Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it has begun installing four state-of-the-art, computed tomography (CT) X-ray scanners in the security checkpoint at Lihue Airport (LIH). Installation of the four scanners began this week and will continue through late next week with the first unit becoming operational by the end of this […]
EAA’s Historic B-25 Bomber Back on Tour in 2022
The Experimental Aircraft Association is bringing back the B-25 Berlin Express flight tour starting on June 17 in Champaign, Illinois. The B-25 tour will travel throughout the United States stopping at each destination and providing flight experiences. The historically maintained aircraft allows for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly with highly trained pilots. “Since we first […]
Unilever’s The Ice Cream Shop Partners with Flytrex for Airborne Ice Cream Delivery
The Ice Cream Shop, Unilever’s first-ever digital storefront, announced it has partnered with Flytrex, a leader in on-demand, ultrafast delivery for food and retail, to offer ice cream delivery via drone across all of Flytrex’s U.S. locations: Holly Springs, Fayetteville and Raeford, North Carolina, and Granbury, Texas. Orders from The Ice Cream Shop will be […]
Stratolaunch Carrier Aircraft Completes Sixth Flight Test
Stratolaunch announces the completion of its sixth flight test of Roc, the world’s largest flying aircraft. The aircraft flew for 1 hour and 26 minutes over the Mojave Desert and reached an altitude of 15,000 feet (4572 m). The sixth flight focused on continuing Roc’s flight envelope expansion with the recent addition of the pylon […]
eSTOL Plane Developer Electra Acquires Airflow
Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra), a next-gen aerospace company, has announced that it has acquired California-based Airflow.aero, Inc. (Airflow). The transaction, which closed on June 2, creates a powerful addition to the rapidly emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) market. The announcement was made at the UP.Summit, an annual gathering of leaders in transportation innovation hosted by investment […]
Freelancer.com & LMI announce winners of NASA Risky Space Business Challenge
Freelancer.com, the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by number of users and jobs posted, announced the winners of the Risky Space Business Challenge run in collaboration with government-focused consultancy LMI, on behalf of NASA. Announced on 22 October 2021, the challenge gave participants 15 weeks to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning […]
FAA Requires SpaceX to Take Over 75 Actions to Mitigate Environmental Impact of Planned Starship/Super Heavy Launches
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require SpaceX to take more than 75 actions to mitigate environmental impacts from its proposed plan to launch the Starship/Super Heavy vehicle from Boca Chica, Texas. The actions are part of the agency’s environmental review. The environmental review must be completed along with public safety, […]
FAA Launches ‘Be ATC’ Campaign to Recruit Next Diverse Generation of Air Traffic Controllers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is launching “Be ATC,” a recruiting campaign to hire the next generation of air traffic controllers. The application window will be open nationwide from June 24-27 for all eligible U.S. citizens. Air traffic controllers are part of the FAA’s fast-paced, active team of 14,000 professionals in radar facilities and in […]
