European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

By Thierry Dubois
European airspace design was inherited from the progressive construction of air traffic management on a multinational continent, leading to fragmentation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
A Lufthansa pilot was alone in the cockpit when he suffered an incapacitation, causing the aircraft to fly on autopilot only for about 10 min.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
RVL Aviation agreed to become to launch operator for the Cessna 208B Caravan retrofitted with ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric propulsion system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
PIA will resume nonstop service between Lahore and Paris in June as it looks to rebuild its European network following the lifting of a four-year ban by EASA.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Molly McMillin, Michael Lavitt
Gulfstream Aerospace’s longest range jet, the G800, gains certification, which paves the way for first deliveries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Gulfstream Aerospace developed a family of five next-generation jets with a lot of commonality. It only has one more to certify now that the G800 is certified.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
A bureaucratic-sounding record of decision by an oversight board recently codified a significant change for U.S.-based repair stations certified by EASA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Roadable aircraft advances; U.S.-sourced drone batteries; oversize cargo for defense; and electric jet engine.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Approval by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in 2028 could align auspiciously with Comac’s planned C919 production ramp-up.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
As European startups struggle to raise cash, Heart Aerospace moves from Sweden to Los Angeles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin, Michael Lavitt
The Gulfstream G800 business jet will enter service with performance improvements that exceed projections, and pilot and maintenance training underway.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Adrian Schofield, Helen Massy-Beresford
Many production projects are underway across the globe, but political upheaval risks affecting investment decisions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Hydraulic fluid exposure can contaminate a key flight control data interface on A350s and in extreme cases lead to uncommanded flight control surface movements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The Comac C919 may receive its European certification in 3-6 years, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Executive Director Florian Guillermet said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Loft Dynamics has teamed with Alaska Airlines to develop the next generation of extended-reality full-flight simulator.
Maintenance & Training

By Guy Norris
United Rotorcraft hopes to gain Transport Canada certification for its Airbus Super Puma firefighting modification package this summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Portugal’s first indigenous aircraft, the LUS-222, has passed its preliminary design review .
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Aura Aero continues to make progress with the flight test campaign for its Integral E electric trainer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream’s new G800 ultra-long-range business jet has earned FAA and EASA type certification, with performance improvements above earlier projections.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Loft Dynamics has partnered with Alaska Airlines to reimagine the legacy full-flight simulator using virtual-reality technology.
Maintenance & Training

By Guy Norris
Airbus expects FAA certification soon of an improvement package on the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
EASA Executive Director Florian Guillermet said SAF production must be substantially increased after 2030 to meet Europe’s ReFuelEU mandate.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Pipistrel has launched flight testing of its most advanced design to date, the Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Keith Mwanalushi
The companies must proactively monitor and clean dust from environmental and shop factors to comply with regulatory requirements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation