Aircraft maintenance software provider Rusada has made Steve Lightstone as Toronto-based director of sales and business development. “Lightstone has a wealth of experience in the aviation software industry having worked with airline maintenance and engineering operations around the world over the course of his career”, the company announced, listing ATP…
Sydney Airport in partnership with eSIM has launched tripsim, a brand-new travel companion to help Australians stay connected while overseas. Tripsim offers affordable data bundles for over 150 countries without the need to swap out a physical SIM card or change phone numbers. Sign-up and installation take just minutes and data…
Electric Power Systems (EP Systems) is to supply its power integration technology for Regent’s electric seagliders. EP Systems said the partnership with Regent is a “significant development” in bringing the 12-passenger Regent Viceroy seaglider into service by mid-decade. EP Systems describes itself as a “leading global electric powertrain supplier for…
GE Aerospace’s OC Robotics has announced it is taking orders for an “advanced blade inspection tool”, or BIT, The BIT is “an on-wing kit that uses artificial intelligence technology to provide MRO [maintenance, repair, overhaul] shops with faster, more accurate inspection assessments for GEnx engines”, GE said, adding that it…
Aviation industry information services and software business ATP has been named a winner in the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards for its ChronicX platform. ChronicX, which ATP said is used on 25% of the world’s commercial fleet, is based on “natural language processing and machine learning to analyse aircraft defect information,…
UK-based Vertical Aerospace has announced the opening of what “is believed to be the UK’s most advanced aerospace battery facility” in Bristol. The Vertical Energy Centre (VEC) is a “multi-million-pound state-of-the-art, 15,000ft2 facility” where around fifty staff are developing proprietary battery technology to enable greater power-to-weight ratios for electric vertical…
Aero Design Labs (ADL) has announced the first “revenue flight” with an aircraft using its drag reduction kit, with founder Lee Sanders onboard the Southwest Airlines’ Dalla-El Paso connection. “This is exciting news for our entire team at Aero Design Labs who have worked diligently over the last several years…
GE Aerospace has started testing of its “next generation Rotor Analysis Diagnostic System (RADS)” for civil and military operators. The system will “reduce pilot time and save fuel by enabling operators to complete rotor track and balance operations and diagnostics in fewer flights”. Testing on major OEM [original equipment manufacturer]…
Embraer and fellow Brazilian company Ocean Explorer have put pen to paper on the latter’s use of Beacon, Embraer’s “maintenance coordination digital platform”. Ocean Explorer is to be the first helicopter operator to use Beacon, a system Embraer said helps “bring contextual communication between its maintenance teams and external partners,…
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) on February 22 announced it had “achieved one billion flying hours since the formation of the company” in 1928. Since then, the company has made around 110,000 engines, 66,000 of which remain in use by over 16,000 customers. Around half the engines made and half…
UK-based aviation software business Rusada has opened a new office in Toronto. The facility, the company said, is “to support customers and business development in the region”, with cities such as Chicago, Montreal and New York “only a short a flight away”. Founded in 1987, Rusada develops and sells airworthiness,…
US-based Mayman Aerospace and Savback Helicopters said they have signed a “letter of intent” for the “sale and purchase” of 25 of Mayman’s Speeder Air Utility Vehicles, a type of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) flyer. The deal “positions Savback as the first civilian customer”, according to statement by the…
