Autonomous Aircraft

California-based startup Xwing has announced the addition of Fred Cromer to its executive team as chief financial officer.  Cromer brings more than two decades of executive experience to the fast-growing disruptor, serving previously in president roles at Bombardier and International Lease Finance Corp. and CFO at ExpressJet Holdings and Continental Express.  The company hopes to […]

After operating in stealth mode for the last four years, San Francisco-based Xwing said in a news release last week it has carried out a number of passenger-carrying flights from takeoff to landing using a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. Xwing’s Autoflight System retrofits existing aircraft into optionally piloted vehicles, “by integrating with onboard flight control […]