John Kefaliotis, formerly Exelis vice president of international strategy and business development, has been appointed as president of Airbus Group‘s air traffic management subsidiary. Airbus said Monday Kefaliotis provides more than 40 years of air traffic management experience in operational air traffic control, government services and systems contracting to support Metron Aviation‘s mission. “With air traffic doubling […] More

Airbus Group Inc. — the European conglomerate’s U.S. subsidiary — has signed a partnership agreement with Nexa Capital Partners to explore strategies to commercialize unmanned aerial systems. The alliance’s goal is to identify methods for the commercial aviation industry to use UAS technology to increase operational efficiency and airspace access, Airbus said Wednesday. “The employment […] More

Airbus Group has transported a version of the Lakota helicopter configured for training mission to the U.S. Army. Airbus Helicopters Inc. built and delivered the UH-72A Lakota helicopter and the Army plans to order an additional rotary wing training fleet of 187 Lakotas from the company, Airbus said Thursday. The planned order will consist of new […] More

Airbus‘ U.S. subsidiary and Perlan Project sponsor Dennis Tito have opened a new facility at the Minden-Tahoe Airport in Nevada to house the volunteer-run project ahead of a summer flight for the Perlan 2 glider. Airbus Group said Dec. 9 the new hangar will accommodate Perlan 2 before it departs for Argentina, where the engineless glider will work to soar toward […] More