European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

By Graham Warwick
French startup Aura Aero flew its Integral S training aircraft for the first time on July 28 from Toulouse-Francazal airport.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Volocopter’s window to certify the VoloCity ahead of the Olympics is tight, but the real challenge is developing a larger version with a stronger business case.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Some startups—including Netherlands-based PAL-V and California-based Alef Aeronautics—believe flying cars might offer a more efficient solution.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Airbus and EASA earlier in 2023 settled on modifications to and around the rear center fuel tank (RCT).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Talks are under way between EASA and the Pakistan CAA over allowing Pakistan International Airways (PIA) to resume flights to the European Union (EU).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Characterized as a serious incident, the near collision between a business jet and a commercial aircraft resulted in a minimal vertical separation of 665 ft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe spoke with the AAM Report on the sidelines of the 2023 Paris Airshow to talk about Lilium's recent string of positive developments.
Advanced Air Mobility

Brett Levanto
ARSA examines the actions aviation companies can take to become and stay leaders in the market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Dufour Aerospace has selected Switzerland’s Connova to supply the composite airframe for its Aero2 tiltwing hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Vaeridion has announced a series of partnerships to support development of its planned nine-passenger eCTOL regional airliner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation and Lilium have both marked new progress toward meeting key goals on their paths to type certification and commercialization.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The French aerospace group is preparing to begin certification tests on its first electric propulsion unit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv helicopter has become the first Indian-designed and developed rotorcraft to secure certification from the EASA.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has secured long-awaited U.S. FAA certification for H160 twin-engine medium helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Boeing had a quiet Paris Air Show in terms of new orders, but it continues to make progress on two key commercial programs bogged down in regulatory scrutiny.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
In a safety information bulletin (SIB) issued June 23, EASA cites two in-service incidents where main cargo doors have opened in flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
German air rescue organization ADAC Luftrettung has purchased two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft for research operations starting in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has approved the certification basis for Lilium’s electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Startups look to larger vehicles as eVTOL leaders move into the all-important certification testing phase.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Diamond Aircraft has completed the first flight of its all-composite Dart-750 aerobatic trainer, on display at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing says it is poised to begin certification of the 777X as soon as the U.S. regulator gives the all-clear to begin testing.
Paris Air Show

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is getting a head start on retrofitting the 737 MAX fleet with an additional angle-of-attack monitoring system by pre-wiring new aircraft for the eAOA.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
ATM organization Eurocontrol has kicked off a 3-year project to pave the way for safe and efficient integration of vertiports into existing European airspace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
Prolonged storage in certain conditions can exacerbate cracking in material used in A380 wing structures, Airbus says. And the company is working to rectify it.
Safety, Ops & Regulation