European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters is preparing to begin customer demonstration flights of its AW09 single-engine light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren, Alan Dron, Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
Whether passengers can use power banks onboard to charge their electronic devices depends on the airline and differing regional regulations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup H55 has finished the testing required for certification of a lithium-ion battery for electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Insufficient crew coordination in an Air Atlanta Icelandic 747-467F cockpit led to a stall warning at takeoff and a tail strike in 2023, investigators say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Victoria Moores
EASA's latest research on lithium battery risks in the aircraft cabin is likely to recommend that smoke and fire containment standards should be revised.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin warning airlines should avoid Iranian airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has secured EASA certification for steep approach landing for its G500 and G600 aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is calling on operators of its H160 rotorcraft to replace main rotor system pitch rods after a ditching incident in the ocean near Brazil.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
With relatively low entry barriers and short renewal cycles, new entrants to seat-making can more easily find a way to install their seats in an aircraft cabin.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Sean Broderick
Airbus has released a software update to address A220 wheel-skidding issues, with Transport Canada and EASA mandating its installation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Operators of Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with suspected nonconforming fuselage panels have six months to conduct inspections and plan any needed repairs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is fine-tuning the fuel burn calculation model it applies to every flight, thanks to flight data-based validation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Confident about overcoming design challenges, Aura Aero presses on with hybrid-electric ERA development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
EASA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate to Sweden's Taby Air Maintenance for the company’s Saab 2000 Cargo Conversion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
An issue identified by New Zealand’s accident bureau as being linked to an Air New Zealand A320neo uncommanded engine shutdown could have wider implications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Prague-based hybrid-VTOL startup Zuri is planning a major shift from years of subscale demonstrators to a full-envelope tiltrotor prototype flight campaign in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The controller would transition to a supervisory role, no longer dealing with routine operations such as frequency changes, automation promoters say.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
EASA is mandating Airbus-recommended inspections of A350 auxiliary power units (APU) following two in-service incidents linked to a common problem.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus says most of the 6,000 A320-family aircraft requiring an immediate flight controls software update have received the necessary modifications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Airlines wanting to participate in the EU’s new flight emissions label (FEL) have until Feb. 1, 2026, to register their interest.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EASA and IATA have signed an MOU to explore synergies between the European Union Flight Emissions Label and IATA’s EcoHub and CO2 Connect calculator.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Enstrom is set to re-enter the U.S. helicopter market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Christine Boynton
Pratt earns EASA certification for a PW1100G durability improvement thrust rating change which will enable the use of reduced climb thrust on the A320neo family
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
FAA and EASA issued emergency airworthiness directives requiring operators to replace the center shaft assembly of Airbus Helicopters EC130 light helicopters.
Safety, Ops & Regulation