KinectAir is today launching a brand-new model for regional air mobility that will allow people to use a smartphone app to order a flight directly from the nearest airfield to anywhere within a 1,000-mile radius. A flexible on-demand flight network. KinectAir is bringing the on-demand experience to aviation by using the combination of an AI […]
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Precision Support Services Hires Grayson Barrows as General Manager
Precision Support Services, LLC. has announced the appointment of Grayson Barrows, a 20-year aviation professional, as their new General Manager of the FAA Part 145 Repair Station. In his new role, Barrows will manage and expand industry relationships for the Maintenance Services division of Precision. He will be responsible for growing Precision’s maintenance and avionics […]
Piper Aircraft HALO Safety System Certified on M600/SLS – First Garmin Autoland Equipped Aircraft to Receive Type Certification
Piper Aircraft announced that the company’s newest flagship, the Piper M600/SLS, has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its new HALO safety system -making it the first Garmin Autoland equipped aircraft in the world to receive certification. Deliveries begin immediately. Piper Aircraft, Inc. made the announcement today at the company’s headquarters […]
First Cessna SkyCourier Twin Utility Turboprop Takes Flight
Textron Aviation Inc. has announced the successful first flight of its new twin utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier. The milestone flight is a significant step toward entry into service for the clean-sheet aircraft, and it kicks off the important flight test program that validates the performance of the Cessna SkyCourier. “Today was an exciting day […]
Delta’s 777 Aircraft to Retire by End of 2020, Simplifying Widebody Fleet
Delta plans to retire its 18 widebody Boeing 777s by the end of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The retirement will accelerate the airline’s strategy to simplify and modernize its fleet, while continuing to operate newer, more cost-efficient aircraft. “We’re making strategic, cost-effective changes to our fleet to respond to the impact […]
EHang Joins Hands with LN Holdings in Building the World’s First “UAM” Theme Hotel
EHang Holdings Limited has announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with LN Holdings, a Shenzhen-listed tourism platform company, to further commercialize its AAVs by integrating Urban Air Mobility (UAM) solutions into the latter’s hotel/tourism businesses. This collaboration will not only broaden the use cases for AAVs but will also expand the partnerships in […]
GEICO Skytypers Reach Millions New Yorkers with Messages of Thanks and Hope
Millions of New Yorkers saw a fleet of six WWII airplanes promote safety awareness messages of thanks and hope in the skies above New York City last week. The airplanes flew over hospitals creating giant messages in the sky that were as tall as the Empire State Building, spanning 5-10 miles and could be seen […]
Daher Introduces HomeSafe™ Emergency Autoland System
Daher has unveiled technical details for its TBM 940 turboprop aircraft in the Model Year 2020 version, which is equipped with HomeSafe™ – an emergency system that automatically brings the airplane to a runway touchdown if the pilot becomes incapacitated. The system is activated manually by an easily recognizable orange button atop the cockpit instrument […]
The MWS®-C600 Micro Weather Sensor Adds a LIDAR Ceilometer to Serve the Needs of Aviation Customers
Intellisense Systems, Inc., has introduced the MWS®–C600, the third product in Intellisense’s new Commercial Series of Micro Weather Sensors (MWS®). Since 2016, the U.S. Air Force has deployed hundreds of the military qualified version, the MWS-M620, around the world. Now, similar technology is available for commercial applications and connected over cellular networks. Like all its […]
Dassault Aviation Places two Falcon Aircraft at Service of Operation Resilience
To deal with the health crisis linked to COVID-19, Dassault Aviation has made two Falcon business jets available to the French Defense Ministry as part of the Operation Resilience intended to supply logistics and medical support for civilian corona virus control activities. The first mission, involving the two aircraft, took place on Sunday, April 5. […]
