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.
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 .
Airbus Helicopters has begun exploring whether an electrical backup system to assist a pilot in autorotation could be certified and made cost-effective.
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.
Lilium has announced a partnership with airport operator Fraport aimed at defining requirements for a network of vertiports across Germany and nearby countries.
