Aerospace

By Ben Goldstein
Startup AIR has received FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certification for its two-seat eVTOL to begin flight testing in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Victoria Moores
German sustainable e-fuels producer Ineratec is poised to announce its first aviation contract and is looking to roll out its modular plant design.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup Guangdong Feifei Technology, also known as Flypio, has flown an uncrewed subscale model of its Suzaku, a winged eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia has completed a full flight profile in ground testing of the fuel cell power generation system for its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Alauda Aeronautics has received experimental certification for the Airspeeder Mk4 crewed racing eVTOL aircraft from Australia.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby has released the results of simulations that show how operations of its S4 tilt prop eVTOL aircraft will blend into the background noise in Los Angeles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-powered BWB; carbon fiber from algae; understanding lightning hazards; and storing CO2 in concrete.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Blue Spirit Aero is pressing on with ground testing of a dedicated prototype of its Dragonfly hydrogen-powered light aircraft, gearing up for flight trials.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Ascendance is testing structure, aerodynamics and propulsion as it develops its hybrid-electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Leitch
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Air Traffic Management (ATM) holds the promise of addressing many of the structural problems in the provision of ATM across Africa.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Peaford
The ninth Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition takes place in Kigali in September and looks set to be the biggest yet.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Announced earlier in August, the deal is intended to provide Joby with access to Blade’s customer base and terminals in key markets.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
CEO and NASA veteran Jaiwon Shin is stepping down after several years leading the eVTOL startup.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Greene Tweed has signed a contract with an unnamed engine manufacturer for the supply of thermoplastic components, including brackets and aerodynamic fairings.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Joe Anselmo, Richard Aboulafia, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams
Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Analyst Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week editors to discuss.
Check 6

By Ben Goldstein
California startup AIBOT has officially unveiled its product line of small quadcopter drones and tiltwing, multirotor eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

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

By Graham Warwick
Dozens of startups are racing to develop eVTOL air taxis in China. We pick the leaders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Cambridge University’s Aviation Impact Accelerator unveils a blueprint for global contrail mitigation as a research study underlines a need for urgent steps.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren, Tony Osborne, Graham Warwick
Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Thirty-seven years after the A320 first entered service with Air France, the family is about to become the most successful commercial program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Jennifer Meszaros
The development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft represents a convergence of tech, creating opportunities for local organizations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Alef Aeronautics is to begin testing the integration of its roadable vertical-takeoff aircraft at two small public-use airports in California.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia has selected the thrust rating for its new heavy turbofan engine which will be installed on both future commercial and military platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
JetZero and SHZ Advanced Technologies are working to adapt the French company’s liquid hydrogen storage and distribution technologies to the BWB configuration.
Emerging Technologies