Autonomous air taxi developer Ehang is on track to begin a pioneering effort with the Civil Aviation Administration of China to develop airworthiness standards and certification methods for the new aircraft category.
The Embraer E175-E2 made its inaugural flight today from the company’s facility in São José dos Campos. The E175-E2 is the third member of the E-Jets E2 family. The maiden flight kicks off a rigorous 24-month flight test campaign.
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directives (ADs) 2016-01-16, 2017-19-03, and 2018-19-05, which applied to Dassault Aviation Model Mystere-Falcon 900 airplanes.