(CHICAGO) — The Boeing Company issued an apology Thursday and, for the first time, acknowledged its automatic flight control system played a role in the two recent plane crashes in Indonesia and ...

The flight control computer includes new capabilities enabling UAS manufacturers to extend their platform’s capabilities to new scenarios. As UAV operations become more and more advanced and precise, ...

A successful system review of the company's FlightOS technology gives the company a clear path to securing supplemental type certificates to convert existing aircraft, starting with the Robinson R66 ...

Thanks to the innovative hover assist mode, the system can also automatically detect a hover condition and allow for flight control inputs to help maintain position over the ground. In addition, when ...

Embraer has emphasised the safety aspects of its automatic take-off system, as it prepares for European and US certification measures. The system – known as E2TS – has already been fitted to an ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued a directive for Boeing Co requiring operators of 737 MAX airplanes to conduct additional inspections for the plane's automated flight ...

NEW DELHI — India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has joined with French aerospace company Sagem to manufacture automatic flight-control systems and sensors. HAL entered into a contract with Sagem, ...

BOSTON & MOJAVE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlin, the leading developer of safe, autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, today announced it successfully began the flight test campaign of ...

Russia’s Yakovlev and electronic systems specialist KRET have completed development of the autopilot and autothrust algorithms for the SJ-100 twinjet. The SJ-100 is the latest version of the Superjet ...

I’ve always looked forward to the Static Display at each NBAA-BACE as a way of not only seeing what aircraft manufacturers have to offer, but also what they envision for the future. Aircraft ...

Most people believe that theGrumman F-14 Tomcat was the finalUS Navy fighter aircraft to use traditional 'manual' flight controls that rely on mechanical assemblies. Both the Lockheed MartinF-35C ...