German regional air-mobility startup Flyv has partnered with U.S. aircraft developer Electra.aero to enable an on-demand service flying between underserved markets in Europe using electric aircraft.
Business and general aviation trade groups are “deeply concerned” about a “rash decision” by Santa Clara County officials in California to ban the sale of 100 octane low lead (100LL) fuel at two airports, Reid-Hillview Santa Clara County Airport and San Martin Airport, beginning Jan. 1, 2022.
Zero-emissions propulsion startup ZeroAvia has signed an MOU with De Havilland Canada (DHC) to offer its hydrogen-electric powertrain for retrofit or production-line installation in the Dash 8-400 regional turboprop.
The Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty ultra-long-range business jet completed its first flight Dec. 14, a little more than a year since the company launched the business jet program.
In the run-up to the start of test flights of the Alice aircraft, startup developer Eviation has revealed the interior design details of a six-passenger executive cabin version of its all-electric regional transport.
Japan’s All Nippon Helicopter has become the world’s first operator of the Airbus Helicopters H160, with the first aircraft handed over from Airbus’ facility in Kobe, Japan.
Autonomous flight system developer Merlin Labs announced Dec. 10 that it has reached agreement with Ameriflight to equip the cargo carrier’s fleet with autonomous and semi-autonomous capability.
In preparation for discussions with partners on building infrastructure to support urban air mobility, Volocopter has released a handbook on the design, construction and operation of its VoloPort modular vertiport.
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it is seeing large engine flying hour increases as airlines restore long-haul flights, but the pace of recovery is uneven.
The agreement with Heart Aerospace for the G3000 integrated avionics suite represents a further expansion by Garmin into the regional air transport market as well as into electric aviation.
With the outbreak of the omicron COVID variant and resulting cancellation of many international flights, some private operators have returned to flying repatriation flights to help those stranded by the airlines without a way to return home.
Australian interest in advanced air mobility is intensifying, with two local operators signing agreements with Embraer company Eve Urban Air Mobility for a total of 60 electric air taxis.
With a federal holiday falling on Friday, Dec. 31, parties wishing to finalize transactions for new or pre-owned aircraft with the FAA Registry in Oklahoma City by the end of 2021 should take note.
