Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
The first untethered hover flight of a full-scale engineering prototype of the LE200 eVTOL has been completed by Chinese startup Range Aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has accepted XTI Aerospace's application for type certification of the TriFan 600 VTOL business aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Australia has awarded vertiport startup Skyportz a provisional patent for a vertipad design that ameliorates a potential issue with eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Renewable fuel producer Neste noticed more demand for SAF after EU mandates were introduced but believes the legislation's stepped approach is suboptimal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Comac has told suppliers to its C919 narrowbody program to prepare for a rate increase from the initial 50 aircraft target to 75, as it works to fulfill its current backlog.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Network Staff
Here are the five must-see stories from the Aviation Week Network for the week of March 17, 2025.
Aerospace

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne, Guy Norris
As the rotorcraft market rebounds, Airbus and Robinson unveil new platforms prioritizing reliability, affordability and proven technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
In a changing world, the dual civil-military use of new technologies and EU competitiveness emerge as additional priorities in the Clean Aviation program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
A backlash to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions is raising pressure on the F-35 orderbook, and dozens of planned deliveries are being reviewed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
The recommended rules mark a first for ICAO, which—except for the long-retired Concorde—has not previously set noise standards for supersonic aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Lisi Group CEO Emmanuel Viellard reportedly says his aerospace fastener company is ready and able to backfill supply of the critical parts after the SPS fire.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Electric engines and turboshaft developments signal new growth in the light helicopter market sector.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
EHang is the first eVTOL-maker to be profitable. Can it break out of China?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Operational trials and innovative financing are reshaping how offshore operators acquire new rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The wing was made using new production techniques and was subjected to progressive loads that exceeded the expected load limit by more than 200%, Embraer says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Letters of intent to acquire the Ultra Short come from more than 50 companies and Electra.aero values those preorders at nearly $9 billion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Little attention has been paid to the use of small, unmanned aircraft, or drones, presumably because they will not carry passengers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus engineers do not see any major roadblock to integrating an open-fan engine being pioneered by CFM International into a next-generation narrowbody.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein, Garrett Reim
The arduous timeline to certify a passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft has forced some contenders out of the race.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Rune Aero is using an interactive virtual wind tunnel powered by physics-based machine learning algorithms to optimize an autonomous cargo aircraft design.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Pyka has begun commercial operations in three countries using its fixed-wing, all-electric aerial application drone.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Industry says new legislation aimed at turning decarbonization into a growth driver does not go far enough in supporting green transition.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Eve Air Mobility and South Korean operator UI Helicopter have signed a memorandum of understanding to help develop an AAM ecosystem in South Korea.
Advanced Air Mobility