European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

By Graham Warwick
The European Commission has adopted a package of legislation for drones and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Test pilot Andy Strachan outlined progress made during remotely piloted flights of Lilium’s Phoenix demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Coalition is tackling thorny area of fraud in aviation parts supply chain.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
H55 is developing battery packs for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s hybrid-electric flight demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The project is developing a digital twin of Aurora’s Skiron-X expeditionary uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Keith Mwanalushi
After a recent counterfeit parts scandal, USM specialists are looking at control and traceability mechanisms.
Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Though the FAA may or may not require safety management systems for repair stations, the issue is moot for the largest shops.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
High-speed testbeds make progress; validating a digital twin; non-CO2 emissions road map; power-beamed UAV; SAF via bacteria.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
While French innovators are making gradual progress in electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion, they are looking for critical funding.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Thierry Dubois
The new executive director of EASA plans to focus on digitalization and modernization once he assumes his post on April 1.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Kriya Shortt, Textron eAviation’s CEO, sat down with the AAM Report to discuss the company’s various programs and overarching vision for sustainable aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Dutch startup Electron Aerospace has unveiled an updated design for its Electron 5, a four-passenger, battery-electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Industry has welcomed the FAA’s revisions to the airworthiness criteria for Joby Aviation’s S4 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
FAA revises type certification basis for eVTOLs, beginning with Joby
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Measuring the maturity of a technology before it actually enters the complex and thorny certification pipeline may be decisive for a swift implementation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Fuel systems for hydrogen; 3D printing on the Moon; LH2 tank breakthrough; the cost of avoiding contrails; and Velis Electro approved for training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
An MRO shop's unapproved repair process triggered an EASA emergency airworthiness directive that orders parts removed from 57 CFM International engines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Once delivered, the risks of missteps or exposure to problematic conditions rises exponentially.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Chinese startup Autoflight’s CarryAll uncrewed electric eVTOL vehicle is expected to be type certified by Chinese regulators in the coming weeks.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Tony Osborne
Norwegian air accident investigators probing the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-92 say the aircraft landed on the water with “limited energy.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Molly McMillin
The FAA has granted a light-sport aircraft airworthiness exemption to Pipistrel’s two-seat, high-wing Velis Electro.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The funding from investors Breeze Invest and Konos Holdings boosts CycloTech toward its goal of raising €53 million this year.
Advanced Air Mobility