General Aviation
News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.
Aircraft
Second Jet Joins Gulfstream G800 Flight-test Fleet
The second flight-test G800 will focus on evaluating environmental control systems, avionics, and flight controls.
Training and Workforce
AV8 Unveils Online Flight Training Platform
Flight training provider AV8 has launched an online training program that was more than two years in the making.
Safety
FAA Updates Non-towered Airport Ops Guidelines
An updated FAA advisory circular gives pilots guidelines for operations near and at non-towered airports.
Aircraft
NASA Wraps Up X-57 Program without a Flight
NASA's experimental electric airplane, the X-57 Maxwell, will not achieve a first flight before the agency cuts the program in September.
Aircraft
Safran Turbogenerator To Power Electra's HeSTOL
Safran Helicopter Engines is developing the 600-kilowatt turbogenerator propulsion system for Electra Aero’s hybrid-electric STOL prototype aircraft.
Aircraft
UrbanV and Lilium To Develop Vertiports in Italy and France
The UrbanV-Lilium partnership could lead to a network of vertiports at multiple sites in Italy and also in the south of France.
Engines
Wright Logs 1-MW Output With Electric Motor Generator
Wright Electric aims to produce a 2-MW powertrain that could power single-aisle airliners and will soon start new tests with NASA.
Aircraft
Electric VTOL Upstarts Take Center Stage in City of Light
In a historic moment, Volocopter's eVTOL aircraft opened the flying display, silently demonstrating how these vehicles could transform crowded cities.
Aircraft
Supernal Adds eVTOL Manufacturing Partners
Supernal will work with GKN and Qarbon to boost manufacturing rates for its SA-1 eVTOL air taxi.
Aircraft
Leasing Group Plans To Add Alice Electric Aircraft to Portfolio
Aeroleasing signed a letter of intent covering the planned purchase of up to 50 Eviation Alice electric aircraft.
ATC
Honeywell Wins More SESAR Research Work
Honeywell will lead two research and development consortiums to modernize and digitalize European air traffic management.
Aircraft
Eve's eVTOL Order Book Swells to 2,850 Aircraft
Eve Air Mobility said it now carries the largest backlog of orders among eVTOL aircraft developers.
Aircraft
Washington State Invests in Hydrogen Propulsion
Washington state just made its second $350,000 investment in ZeroAvia's hydrogen propulsion R&D facilities at Paine Field.
Engines
Rolls-Royce To Test New Small Engine
Rolls-Royce's intends its new small gas turbine to power hybrid-electric aircraft being developed for the advanced air mobility sector.
Avionics
High-voltage Electric Aircraft Need Improved Connectors
TE Connectivity is displaying a wide array of high-voltage connectors for new eVTOL aircraft.
Aircraft
Future Fliers Flock to Paris
This week many Paris Air Show visitors will get their first glimpse of new eVTOL aircraft designed to transform how people and things move around cities.
Aircraft
Embraer and Nidec Partner on Electric Propulsion Systems
Embraer and Nidec, a Japanese manufacturer of electric motors, will jointly develop propulsion systems for electric aircraft, including Eve's eVTOL.
Aircraft
Eve Steps Up Ground Tests Ahead of eVTOL Prototype Assembly
Selection of the main equipment suppliers for Eve’s eVTOL vehicle will happen during the second half of the year, according to company executives.
Aircraft
Norway's Elfly Launches Noemi All-electric Seaplane
Norwegian start-up Elfly says its all-electric seaplane can meet the country's impending ban on fossil fuel domestic flights.
Avionics
Avidyne Introduces ‘Quantum’ Avionics Platform
Avidyne's new Quantum open avionics platform is designed to accelerate the development of advanced air mobility vehicles.
Regulations and Government
FAA Set to Publish eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements
The advanced air mobility sector needs a path to recruiting and training large numbers of pilots to fly new eVTOL aircraft.
Rotorcraft
Texas Aerospace Named European HeliSAS distributor
Genesys Aerosystems entered an agreement with Texas Aerospace Technologies to expand its HeliSAS distribution into European markets.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Surf Air Mobility To Go Public on NYSE
Flight booking platform Surf Air plans to list its stock in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.
Regulations and Government
Intentional Aircraft Crasher Pleads Guilty
A California man who intentionally crashed his airplane as an internet stunt and lied about it to investigators now faces up to 20 years in prison.
Aircraft
Boeing Takes Control of eVTOL Aircraft Developer Wisk
Boeing will support Wisk's plans to bring a four-seat autonomous eVTOL aircraft to market later this decade after taking full control of the company.
Environment
Advanced Air Mobility is Coming of Age
Next year the first all-electric air taxi service is due to begin in Paris in support of the Olympic Games.
Maintenance and Modifications
Garmin GFC 600 Autopilot Approved for Piper Chieftain
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain utility aircraft equipped with the GFC 600 autopilot can now also use Garmin's Smart Rudder Bias system.
FBOs
Skyservice Opens Latest U.S. FBO in Napa Valley
Canadian aviation services provider Skyservice has opened its latest FBO south of the border at California's Napa County Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications
True Blue Power Adds Lithium Batteries for Light Aircraft
True Blue Power Adds Lithium Batteries for Light Aircraft
Maintenance and Modifications
VSE To Acquire Desser Aerospace
VSE Corporation looks to expand its products and services through the acquisition of aircraft component and MRO services provider Desser Aerospace.
