VPorts has announced a partnership with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) at Dubai South to establish the world’s first AAM integrator world center in Dubai. Set to establish Dubai and the UAE as a world-class global AAM hub, the ground-breaking project includes dedicated flight-testing airspace, […]
Joby Partners with Aviation High School to Prepare the Future Electric Aviation Workforce
Joby Aviation, Inc. has announced a partnership with Aviation High School in New York City to prepare the next generation of aircraft maintenance technicians and aerospace leaders for career opportunities created by the electric age of flight. New York’s Aviation High School is a leading education center for future aircraft maintainers and aerospace professionals. Joby’s […]
Frontier Precision Unmanned Donates $50,000 in Drones to Support AeroX Workforce Programs
Photo above – Frontier Precision Unmanned’s Cole Martz (third from right) poses with AeroX President Basil Yap (far right), AeroX STEM partner Donald Sweeper (center) and Sweeper’s students after donating drones to AeroX. Measurement technology provider Frontier Precision Unmanned has donated two drones valued at $50,000 to AeroX to support its STEM and workforce development […]
AUVSI Launches Advocacy Campaign to Help States Prepare for the Future of Advanced Aviation
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announced the launch of “Drone Prepared,” a multi-state initiative to help lawmakers ensure that their state or locality is ready for the benefits the future of uncrewed and autonomous flight will bring to their communities. Commercial drone operations are already providing essential services to the American public […]
Iris Automation Granted Third BVLOS Waiver to Operate Without Visual Observers on Behalf of the City of Reno
Iris Automation has been granted its third waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) autonomous operations on behalf of the City of Reno Fire Department, a participant in the FAA’s BEYOND program. In conjunction with previous waivers issued to Iris Automation, this offers a wider range of options for future UAS river rescue missions […]
Eve Announces First Vertiport Operator Partner Bluenest by Globalvia, Showcasing its Growing Urban Air Traffic Management Customer Group
Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Bluenest, a company powered by Globalvia dedicated to innovation in advanced air mobility with a focus on vertiport infrastructure, to supply Eve’s Urban Air Traffic Management (UATM) software solution in support of future Vertiport Automation Systems. As part of the agreement, the companies […]
Eve Announces Agreement with Volatus Infrastructure to Support Vertiport Automation
Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Volatus Infrastructure, LLC, to supply a vertiport automation solution that will support traffic management of future electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Eve’s Urban Air Traffic Management (“UATM”) software solution will be used to improve the capacity and efficiency of Volatus’ vertiports. […]
Final Boeing 747 Airplane Leaves Everett Factory
The last Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747 left the company’s widebody factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. “For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent airplane that has truly changed the world. We are proud that this plane will […]
Diana Smith, a 50+ year Beatrice Airport Legacy
by Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D. Nebraska’s Diana Smith knows every nook and cranny of BIE-Beatrice Municipal Airport, after her 50+ year tenure which recently ended with her retirement as Airport Manager. Here is her unique story. How did you first get inspired to work in the aviation industry? At the age of 21, returning to […]
NTSB Says Air Tour Safety in Popular Alaska Destination Needs to be Improved, Urges FAA to Act
The National Transportation Safety Board is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to issue special regulations to address flight safety hazards specific to air tour operations in Ketchikan, Alaska. In a report issued last week, the NTSB said that seven air tour airplane crashes in and around Ketchikan since 2007, killing 31 people and seriously […]