European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

By Tony Osborne
New orders are rolling in, buoyed by upticks in defense spending and increased demand from the public safety, air ambulance and energy sectors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority is updating its regulatory framework to mirror EASA and ICAO standards as part of the kingdom's vast Vision 2030 project
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Africa's Air Tanzania has been banned from operating to and within the EU under the latest iteration of the EU Air Safety List.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
A newly developed high-pressure turbine upgrade kit to increase CFM Leap 1A time-on-wing has been cleared for use after receiving FAA and EASA certification.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
EASA has certified a new variant of Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB-84, which the manufacturer says will give improved performance and durability.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
EASA is proposing a significant hike in its existing user fees and a new, longer-term, charge for airspace users covering air traffic management (ATM) work.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Some pilots are concerned about a Boeing 737 MAX engine safety device, but regulators say the risk does not warrant immediate action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
UK startup ARC Aerosystems has put its C600 heavy-lift hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) cargo drone program up for sale.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
The UK CAA hopes to remove Pakistani carriers from its banned list “in the near future” but will not immediately follow EASA's decision to lift its ban on PIA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
EASA has lifted a four-year ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from operating to Europe, which was triggered by the fatal crash of Flight 8303.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
FAA says that the risk posed by a Boeing 737 MAX safety system designed to minimize engine damage when a Leap 1B blade breaks does not warrant immediate action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The technical possibility of having a single pilot flying a commercial aircraft should only be used to improve safety, the EASA executive director said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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