European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Odys Aviation has completed a series of initial transition flights using a subscale prototype of its Laila hybrid eVTOL drone.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The company has also announced a partnership with Tecnam aircraft dealer Altisky for local assembly and distribution across North America and the Caribbean.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EASA is facing a “maturity crisis” 20 years after its creation, its new executive director says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
ITA Airways plans to add Libya’s capital Tripoli to its network from early 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
Experts spoke at the Aerospace Technology Institute's annual conference in October.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Dassault Falcon Jet has delivered its first Falcon 6X long-range business jet to a U.S. customer, according to Aviation Week Network’s Fleet Database.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Small startups in Airbus’ home city have the potential to drive technological advancements in the industry.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Typical Level 1 applications could include flight control law optimization, sensor calibration, fuel tank quantity evaluation and icing detection.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Switzerland-based Daedalean is working with U.S. avionics manufacturer Avidyne to gain FAA supplemental type certification of the system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Construction of the planned facility, located at Daytona Beach International Airport, is expected to begin in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Such a development would provide commercial air transport with potential safety and efficiency improvements, while spurring the debate on AI trustworthiness.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Promoters of competency-based training and assessment are striving to expand the use of the methodology.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Civil aviation is in increasing danger as Israel trades missile fire with Iran and its proxies. IATA warns that protection must be guaranteed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The airframer aims to prove the Racer’s eco mode, higher speeds and lower fuel burn during 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Having two pilots onboard is a vital safety asset that reduced-crew concepts are threatening, says NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
EASA, the FAA and IATA are increasingly using AI to process air transport incident reports in a bid to better detect safety trends—both successes and failures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The Racer is currently in maintenance after its first 8 hr. of flight testing, during which it achieved speeds of 227 kt. in June after just seven flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Since 2018, only 48% of commercial air transport accidents have had a final report published, according to Gabriel Acosta, head of operational safety at IATA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kent Jackson
The EU has a robust system to ensure that aviators are following their equally robust set of rules—that system is laid out in the Ramp Inspection Program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) says airlines should avoid operating within Israeli and Lebanese air space—at all flight levels.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Florian Guillermet speaks with Aviation Week about EASA-FAA cooperation, spoofing and jamming threats, and ensuring that EASA can meet its expanded mandate.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The UK Civil Aviation Authority plans to begin beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone demonstrations by year’s end.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
EASA will start a public consultation on methodology for its planned Environmental Labeling Scheme, also known as the eco-label, the executive director tells Aviation Week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Electric propulsion promises lower operating costs and emissions, but will they be enough?
Advanced Air Mobility