Designers of urban air taxis are quick to correct anyone who calls their vehicles “flying cars,” as most are intended to fly over cities and not drive on the streets.
British start-up rotary-wing OEM Hill Helicopters has unveiled a turbine engine developed in-house that will go on to power the company’s HX50 light helicopter.
Belgian Air Force officials have been flight testing Diamond’s DART-550 turboprop trainer as a potential replacement for its fleet of SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 aircraft.
Carter Aviation Technologies’ PAV4 gyroplane prototype has returned to flight as a technology demonstrator for Jaunt Air Mobility’s Journey electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Gulfstream Aerospace has increased the performance ranges of its new Gulfstream G500 and G600 business jets based on real-time operations, the company says.
SEAMAX Aircraft, a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, has opened operations in the U.S. for assembly of its two-seat SEAMAX M-22 amphibious light sport aircraft.
The FAA on Oct. 30 unveiled a new “Beyond” program to replace the now-expired Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program in advancing commercial drone applications.
French start-up VoltAero has selected Belgian-headquartered Sonaca Group to develop the airframe for its clean-sheet Cassio 2 family of hybrid-electric aircraft for general and regional aviation.
