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By Bill Carey
Iconic general aviation aircraft figure prominently in the restored west wing of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, which is undergoing a seven-year, roughly $1 billion renovation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Some in the aviation industry heralded ICAO’s endorsement of the Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG), but critics assert the aviation sector is dragging its heels in fighting climate change.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno, Joe Anselmo
Parker Hannifin has plenty of opportunity to change and improve Meggitt operations while still upholding promises Parker made to the UK government to sustain core Meggitt operations in the country, Parker leaders told Aviation Week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace may have moved up to 30 seats to increase the appeal of its planned electric regional airliner, but French startup Aura Aero continues to pursue a 19-seater and has announced letters of intent for another 130 aircraft, taking the total to more than 330.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Alan Dron
Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has acquired HyPoint, a startup developing high power-density hydrogen fuel cells for aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lessors have played a major role in boosting the conditional orderbooks of electric aircraft startups, from Avolon’s preorder for 500 Vertical Aerospace four-passenger air taxis to Rockton’s letter of intent for 40 Heart Aerospace 30-seat regional airliners.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
South Korean telecommunications provider KT has completed the country’s first 5G wireless network dedicated to urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The Eurodrone medium altitude long endurance uncrewed aircraft system program has passed its Integrated Baseline Review, a key milestone toward upcoming design reviews.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Switzerland’s RUAG has entered the electric vertical takeoff and landing market through a partnership with Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup AutoFlight has opened a U.S. office as it pursues plans to develop and certify its electric urban air taxi in Europe, manufacture the vehicle in China and market it globally.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Regent and TotalEnergies plan to explore the use of an electric seaglider to support the operations of offshore energy platforms such as oil rigs and wind turbines. The two companies plan to develop requirements and validate using one of Regent’s seagliders for offshore operations support, Regent said Sept. 30.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Luxaviation, the Luxembourg-headquartered private air operator, is launching a new online travel management system, but senior company executives say the initiative will go beyond increasing customer access to and control over booking details.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
GKN Aerospace, the British aerostructures giant undergoing a business overhaul under private ownership, has acquired Sweden’s Permanova Lasersystem, an existing supplier that specializes in laser welding and laser metal deposition systems.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Molly McMillin
Queensland Police Service, based in Brisbane, Australia, has placed a contract for five Beechcraft King Air 360 turboprops with Textron Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
As calls grow within the advanced air mobility community for demonstrations that will show the public and policymakers the potential benefits of this new form of transportation, startup Electra.aero is making plans to fly its technology demonstrator between Washington and Richmond, the Virginia state capital.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Five startups emerged as winners from the pitch-style final of an urban air mobility innovation challenge sponsored by the Vertical Lift Consortium, a collaboration that supports the Defense Department.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The push to create the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation comes as lawmakers and aviation stakeholders look for new ways to grow the country’s pilot pipeline.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Sabena says that half of the French military helicopter fleet will now benefit from its services.
Services & Support

By Graham Warwick
An electric four-seat aircraft developed by students at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich research university made its first flight on Sept. 30 in Dubendorf.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Achieving sustainability in operations is a high priority for organizations across the business-aviation sector. But of almost equal importance are accurately and honestly communicating the details of carbon-reduction efforts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA should clarify its certification requirements for advanced air mobility vehicles and work with the federal energy department to validate battery technology and develop a charging infrastructure for electric aircraft, aviation industry representatives say.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Already planning to develop an autonomous hydrogen-fueled air and road vehicle and associated landing and refueling infrastructure, U.S. startup LuftCar has announced plans to develop a fuel-cell/battery hybrid propulsion system for the advanced air mobility market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Textron Aviation is to help startup ZeroAvia develop and certify a hydrogen-electric propulsion conversion for the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan single-turboprop utility aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
One of the more unusual designs for an urban air taxi—Spanish company Umiles Next’s “drone-of-drones” Concept Integrity—has conducted flight tests at the Onera Test Field in Toulouse.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Croatia’s Ministry of the Interior has become the first European customer for the Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion