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By Graham Warwick
New Zealand startup Kea Aerospace has begun flight testing the country’s first solar-powered stratospheric uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Aerofugia is a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Geely.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Merlin is to demo its automated flight control system in a Cessna Caravan flying cargo routes in Alaska under a $1 million contract from the FAA.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Daher currently builds the Kodiak 100 Series III and Kodiak 900 and the TBM 910 and TBM 960.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Tony Osborne
South Africa’s Ultimate Aviation Group has completed its acquisition of UK-based offshore helicopter operator Offshore Helicopter Services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
As part of the collaboration, NASA will provide lessons learned from research conducted into urban air mobility at its Langley Research Center.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese lessor GDAT will look to place the Airbus H160s with customers in the energy sector.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The companies are to draw up the operating concept by referring to systems being developed outside Japan, including in the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Garrett Reim
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has provided details of its launch platform and product road map for the first time.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The awards are part of the FAA’s Aviation Sustainability Center.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Xwing has started the FAA certification process for its Superpilot autonomous flight control technology.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Pyka has signed a letter of intent with Guatemalan fresh fruit producer Grupo Hame.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Supply chain issues are broad ranging from a certain kind of raw material to complex components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA surprised the industry in May 2022 with a shift to certifying electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Part 23 to Part 21.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The new hangar will host the final assembly line, with an airfield for development flight tests and production check flights.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The HY4 is planned to begin flight tests using liquid hydrogen and fuel cells in June.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The tests in the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel at Ontario Tech University focused on the transition between vertical and horizontal flight.
Commercial Space

By Molly McMillin
As a result, the company would avoid the potential of a delisting on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A prototype of the basketball-sized XTS-210 engine is planned for delivery to the U.S. Army in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is updating engine bird ingestion certification requirements to better reflect real-world scenarios.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Melbourne Flight Training’s Tecnam aircraft will be used in the company’s Career Aviator Pathway program and join a fleet of 34 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Limosa plans to develop the LimoConnect, an eight-seat tiltrotor with distributed electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
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By Bill Carey
Safety should be a value rather than a priority, say business aviation experts who spoke March 30 during an NBAA News Hour webinar.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation and Tecnam Aircraft each announced orders for 15 training aircraft during the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.
Maintenance & Training