The U.S. Energy Department is seeking feedback from stakeholders on an $8 billion initiative to establish at least four regional hydrogen hubs.

Paragon Flight Training in Fort Myers, Florida, has accepted the first of 10 new Piper Pilot P100i training airplanes it expects to receive in 2022 as part of a five-year fleet modernization plan.

Multiple international markets are being studied.

Control deflections have different effects at high altitude and high speed.

Textron Aviation celebrated the 8,000th worldwide delivery of its Cessna Citation, a Citation Longitude super mid-size business jet, following the first Citation delivery 50 years ago. 

Italian general aviation manufacturer Tecnam has made its first foray into electric propulsion, revealing a hybrid-electric version of its four-seat P2010 that made its first flight in December.

In 2021, the FAA recorded 9,723 reports from pilots on laser strikes – about 27 incidents per day, and up 41% from 2020 figures of 6,800. So far in 2022, the numbers continue to trend upward.

Virgin Group has formed a strategic partnership with chemical recycling company Agilyx to build a plant in the U.S. to convert plastic waste into synthetic crude oil than will then be refined into lower-carbon fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use by Virgin Atlantic.