Aviation Week
• Lee Ann Shay
Boeing has introduced Dataliner, an AI-powered data platform that combines fragmented aircraft operating and maintenance information into fleet-wide insights. The company says it is designed to help airlines improve maintenance planning, monitor fleets more effectively and make better operational decisions.
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Startup ASI raised $325 million in a funding round led by Spark, valuing the company at $3 billion. The financing will support expansion of its artificial intelligence system, which helps military users, airlines and air-traffic controllers manage assets.
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Boeing has introduced Dataliner, an AI-powered data platform that combines fragmented aircraft operating and maintenance information into fleet-wide insights. The company says it is designed to help airlines improve maintenance planning, monitor fleets more effectively and make better operational decisions.
Amazon says the investment will expand its cloud computing, AI and satellite internet businesses in Germany, alongside media production. The planned spending, worth about $18 billion, includes Amazon Leo, the company’s satellite internet network positioned as an alternative to Starlink.
Web Manuals has introduced a compliance assistant for its Amelia AI Documents platform, alongside integration of FAA Data Collection Tools. The announcement links AI-enabled aviation documentation with FAA data, but the available information does not specify the assistant’s capabilities or the scope of the integration.
WingX flight data and JetNet records are now available through ChatGPT and Claude, bringing aviation datasets into widely used AI assistants. The announcement does not specify the data’s scope, access terms or safeguards, but marks a new interface for querying flight activity and industry records.
A Lockheed Martin F-22 has demonstrated the ability to take airborne control of an Anduril YFQ-44A collaborative combat aircraft, showing a crewed fighter directing a CCA in flight. The test highlights the operational concept of pairing the USAF’s top fighter with an uncrewed aircraft for missions under fighter control.
The Army’s plan would send hundreds of balloons into enemy territory to survey broad areas, draw or confuse air defenses, extend communications networks and launch drone attacks behind the lines. The concept combines persistent presence and multiple battlefield roles in a low-cost airborne platform, according to the report.
The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking unmanned surface vessels equipped with “mature hard-kill Counter-Air effectors and clutter-resilient sensor suites,” according to its solicitation. The requirements mark the next phase of a competition focused on integrating defensive weapons and sensors onto uncrewed maritime platforms.
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