(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, ...

Global navies are closer to having a tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) with autonomous takeoff and landing (ATOL) approaches after Airbus completed a test for its VSR700 program using its ...

Garmin announces GFC 600H flight control system certification for Bell 505 helicopters Revolutionary helicopter flight control system brings advanced safety features to Bell 505 owners and operators ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The first successful test flight of a compact, advanced 4-axis helicopter autopilot system that will be used on Airbus AS350 and H125 helicopters was completed by Thales and StandardAero, according to ...

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 ...