Tis the season for spring cleaning, and in midtier commercial manufacturing that increasingly means divesting assets to either become more focused on aerospace or at least certain parts of it.

Long-time agency official Lirio Liu will take over as executive director of FAA’s Aircraft Certification Service, replacing Earl Lawrence, who moves to the NextGen Office to become deputy assistant administrator. 

The Eclipse 500 performed its first flight on Aug. 26, 2002. Aviation Week & Space Technology reported that the Williams International EJ22 turbofan…

German startup Theion is targeting electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as an early market for solid-state, lithium-sulfur batteries that promise three times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion cells.

Start-up Overwatch Imaging of Hood River, Oregon, has closed an $11 million Series A financing round to advance its precision imaging payloads designed for drones and general aviation aircraft.

Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus claimed its highest-ever revenues in 2021 but the company warns that it is now facing supply chain bottlenecks. 

While NBAA’s 2022 Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference was in full swing, Signature Flight Support announced the addition of Derek DeCross as the company’s new SVP of global customer engagement.

Beware when someone tells you they have a good safety culture or that safety is their top priority. That can be a red flag.