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The FAA has released a revised certification basis for the Joby JAS4-1 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Norwegian air accident investigators probing the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-92 say the aircraft landed on the water with “limited energy.”

The first Bell 525 order was one of several placed by the offshore helicopter industry at this year’s Heli-Expo.

The FAA has granted a light-sport aircraft airworthiness exemption to Pipistrel’s two-seat, high-wing Velis Electro.

The funding from investors Breeze Invest and Konos Holdings boosts CycloTech toward its goal of raising €53 million this year.

Particularly for the Project Sunrise London route, it will be key for Airbus not to incur any significant weight penalties because of the fuel tank redesign.

Bell has secured its first-ever order for its fly-by-wire 525 super-medium helicopter from a Norwegian energy company.

The FAA is facing “real challenges” related to its workforce, the head of GAMA says.

Lilium says that production of key structures for its second production-conforming Lilium Jet is now underway.

Startup Vertical Aerospace has won an £8 million ($10 million) grant from the UK government to develop next-generation propellers for its VX4 eVTOL air taxi .

Darwin will develop digital assistants to enable extended minimum-crew operations in cruise.

The FAA’s draft rule on equipping new aircraft with cockpit voice recorders that capture at least 25 hr. of data has stakeholders sharply divided.

Airbus Helicopters has begun exploring whether an electrical backup system to assist a pilot in autorotation could be certified and made cost-effective.

The center of gravity for an aircraft determines load manifests, but what if the CG is a bit off?

Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.

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Volocopter has been aiming to obtain European Union Aviation Safety Agency type certification of the Volocopter–the first for an eVTOL–by mid-2024.

The Aviation Environmental Labeling Scheme is being developed to give passengers standardized information about the environmental impact of their EU flights.

EASA describes the proposals as a way of improving standards and cutting the number of audits that airports and ground handling companies have to undertake.

Problematic Spirit AeroSystems-supplied 737-9 panels evaded Boeing quality checks and may have caused a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines accident.

Lilium has announced a partnership with airport operator Fraport aimed at defining requirements for a network of vertiports across Germany and nearby countries.

Singapore has established the International Center for Aviation Innovation with Patrick Ky, former EASA executive director, at the helm.

The deliverable is a list of 20 criteria that can be applied to certain software and hardware technology developed for non-aviation applications.

Brazil’s aviation regulator ANAC has released for public consultation its proposed airworthiness criteria for Eve Air Mobility’s eVTOL aircraft.

As Archer, Joby and Volocopter inch closer to certification, several obstacles still stand in the way.