The new shocking topic is the  flying taxis service. Many people just talk about it and aren’t expecting for flying taxis to become reality, or at least not so soon. Airbus has shocked many people and is making them excited about their new announcement of establishing flying taxis/ they called it their “Vahana” project. Other than establishing this great service they have even been awarded with a flight testing contract. This award was awarded to Alexandria, Virginia based engineering and technology solutions company and SOAR.

Honeywell is an “American multinational company that produces a variety of commercial and consumer products, engineering services and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers”. It offers many corporate aircraft parts. This company has always been trying to improve their products, they are always looking for ways to improve and are willing to make changeable accommodation for higher customer satisfactions. One of the reasons they tend to do good was they forecasted the new deliveries of the jet by 2026. It concluded that 8600 new businesses worth at least 225bn will be delivered, and reflects a reduction in the value between 6 and 7%. this reduction of the value could be said to be caused by many aspects, it mainly is the cause of the economic downfall that has been happening in many countries and many regions.

Intel has announced that they will be shipping a silicon photonics module in data centers for 100Gpbs. Used in optical interconnects for data communications applications, the Intel Silicon Photonics 100Gbps  (Parallel Single Mode fibre 4-lane) PSM4 QSFP28 Optical Transceiver comes in a small form-factor with high speed and lower power consumption build.

Toshiba announced they will start to ship Hi-Speed-compatible TransMemory USB 2.0 flash drives which can go up to 128GB in the fourth quarter. The Hi-Speed-compatible TransMemory USB 2.0 flash drives will come with a USB connector that retracts by pulling the slide control. Toshiba will debut a 16GB, 32GB, 64GB and the flagship 128GB version.

A US firm has created a secure online marketplace for the purchase and sales of small cell wireless basestation installation. In areas of high traffic density, these small form factor basestations are being used to augment their networks and can be installed on everything from apartment roofs to shopping centers. Small CellSite initially targeted the North American market with the aim of providing property owners and managers with a way of selling basestations sites to mobile operators however a similar small cell market place is on track to debut in the UK market.

Samsung Electronics broadcasted that the Exynos 7 Dual 7270 is now in the stage of mass production. This mobile application processor is intended for wearable devices with 14-nm FinFET process capabilities. The AP features complete WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and LTE modem integration that includes FM radio and GNSS. The Exynos 7270 combines 4 in 1 technology that includes AP, DRAM, NAND memory chips, and PMIC packed into one single device. While this new Exynos is still undergoing production, NFC and some sensors are available to device manufacturers and other customers, as well as an Exynos 7270 reference platform. Xilinx, Inc has recently revealed that the production of its 16nm UltraScale+ portfolio is ahead of schedule.

Rolls Royce is going through a crisis with their productions. Their division is down more than 90%, last year they delivered 326 engines and this year they only delivered 312. This is a big change for them and a big setback in the business. Their revenues went down by 5%. This is tragic for the company and it is going to take a lot of effort and time to come back to their set goal revenues. This revenue drop is mainly due to the transition they recently made.

Some of the top aviation and tech industry leaders have confirmed that they will be at the Flying Aviation Expo’s weekend lineup which is anticipated to be jam-packed with invaluable educational workshops/seminars and aircraft displays. October 20-22^nd will have acclaimed HondaJet and Cessna Citation M2 on full display during the expo at the Palm Springs International Airport. The displays will also feature aircrafts such as the Beechcraft Baron, Searey amphibian, Eclipse 550, Aviat Husky, Cub Crafters XCub, Cirrus SR22, Cessna TTx and airplanes from Lancair, Pilatus, Mooney and more.

Frontier Airlines had previously placed orders of 80 A320neo Family Airbus carrier planes, and the first of the aircrafts was finally delivered this October. Frontier Airlines is the first American airline to receive an A320neo carrier equipped with CFM engines. The quantity ordered speaks highly of the reliability Airbus provides for the airline. Not only are the carriers safe, but they allow the airline to provide flights at a lower rate than other competitors.

The Lockheed Martin Lightning II or also known as the F-35 fighter-jet helmet has a price tag of over $400,000. That is an incredible amount for a piece of headgear but when you consider it in the context of the F-35, which was developed by America and our allies to effectively replace the existing strike aircraft and carries a price tag of anywhere between $148 and $337 million, it’s a steal. With such an outrageous cost one would surmise that pilots would be universally satisfied with and that is where you would be wrong.