Airworthiness regulations with which EHang must comply to type certify its EH216 autonomous air taxi have been published by the Civil Aviation Authority of China, taking the startup a step closer to launching urban air mobility services with its self-flying vehicle.
Singapore-based private aviation charter company Yugo has signed a letter of intent with Ascendance Flight Technologies for 18 of the French startup’s planned Atea five-seat, hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Business and general aviation deliveries rose 9.2% in 2021 compared to a year ago, while billings rose 7.6%, with business jet, turboprop and piston aircraft shipments all above 2020 figures, according to data released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Feb. 23.
Pratt & Whitney is to design a high-efficiency, hydrogen-fueled aircraft turbine engine with funding support from the U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy.
Norwegian discount airline startup Norse Atlantic Airways has chosen the Sheltair Aviation complex at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) as its U.S. administrative headquarters.
Addison Airport (KADS) in Addison, Texas, has opened a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing center and airport administration building as part of a major renovation of facilities.
The S-76 was built originally as a personnel and equipment transport for the offshore oil and gas industry, and Sikorsky reports that 65% of flight hours have been dedicated to that mission.
Vista Global Holding plans to acquire the operating platform and maintenance services of Air Hamburg, a full-service private aviation charter company based in Hamburg, Germany.
United Aviate Academy, based at Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Arizona, has placed an order for 25 new Cirrus TRAC SR20 single-engine aircraft with an option for 50 more to keep up with an influx of flight school applications.
Business and general aviation sales totaled $2.3 billion in 2021, up 6.5% compared to a year ago, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA).
The growing congestion of the megacities of Asia Pacific will drive a demand for 82,500 advanced air mobility aircraft across the region by 2050, according to a market study issued jointly by Rolls-Royce and European consultant Roland Berger.
Small unmanned aircraft equipped with meteorological instruments have flown simulated urban and suburban delivery routes on the Daytona Beach, Florida, campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to help develop hyperlocal weather prediction tools needed for autonomous flights in populated areas.
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson’s decision to step down in six weeks sets the agency up for a leadership transfer—and likely a stint under an acting chief—while several high-profile, complex issues remain unresolved.
