AeroVironment Prepares To Fly Hawk30 HAPS

HAPSMobile, the joint venture between AeroVironment and Japan’s SoftBank, is preparing to fly the Hawk30 high-altitude pseudo-satellite at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards AFB in California. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/32Epibx via IFTTT

British Airways Pilots Strike Ends Without Agreement; No Talks Set

British Airways (BA) is anticipating continued disruption to its operations Sept. 11, despite the end of the two-day strike by the British Association of Airline Pilots (BALPA) that is concluding without an agreement. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/31exnUm via IFTTT

Volocopter Gains New Investor With Chinese Automaker Geely

German air taxi developer Volocopter has raised an additional €50 million ($55 million) in the first part of a Series C funding round, taking the total capital raised so far to €85 million. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2N8Dkyx via IFTTT

Bolton Out As Trump’s National Security Adviser

President Donald Trump has dismissed his third national security adviser, John Bolton, a defense hawk who advocated for more DOD spending and to keep troops in Afghanistan. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2ZQVGLi via IFTTT

Reliable Wi-Fi A $33B Opportunity For Connected Airlines, Study Says

Airlines that have installed reliable inflight connectivity systems have an opportunity to win $33 billion in market share from their competitors, according to economic modeling by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in association with satellite company Inmarsat. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2PXKMi7 via […]