European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric unveiling; hybrid-electric redesign; satcom antenna breakthrough; and immersion-cooled batteries.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
French startup VoltAero has redesigned its hybrid-electric Cassio 330 in a bid to ensure an easier path to certification with EASA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The eVTOL scene in Europe has cratered, but electric aviation hopes live on.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce has received joint EASA and FAA certification for the first phase of a two-part durability enhancement package for the Trent 1000.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
French startup Blue Spirit Aero has rolled out a full-scale prototype of its Dragonfly four-seat hydrogen-electric light aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
VoltAero offers hybrid powertrain; mixed-reality training device; damage-tolerant rotorcraft control; and Moya’s cargo eVTOL family.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Brunner Electronik has received the first European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) qualification for a mixed-reality flight simulation training device.
Maintenance & Training

By Molly McMillin, Lee Ann Shay
Dawit Lemma, the new chair of the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), shares wide-ranging thoughts on Africa's role in global business aviation.
Business Aviation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard, James Pozzi, Graham Warwick
Manufacturers, maintenance providers and Part 147 schools are setting plans for supporting electric aircraft, engines and ground support equipment.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EASA has published new information highlighting lithium battery risks to air travel and emphasizing the need for improved passenger communications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
It is official: Repair stations with European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification must have ICAO-compliant safety management systems by 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Uncrewed traffic management specialist ANRA Technologies UK has become the first company to be certified as a provider of U-space digital airspace services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has attained Maintenance Organization Approval certification from EASA and the Repair Station Certificate from FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

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