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By Tony Osborne
A large white tent in the middle of an English Midland town center parking lot is providing the advanced air mobility industry with a sense of the infrastructure it may need to serve its customers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
World Energy plans to increase sustainable aviation fuel production at its facility here by 700% to 340 million gal. annually, the company said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Asia-Pacific charter operator Sino Jet recently introduced a Dassault Falcon 7X to the island province of Hainan, China, where it has established a satellite office under the Hainan Free Trade Port Law.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Autonomous electric aircraft developer Pyka has closed a $37 million Series A funding round to support production of its Pelican uncrewed crop sprayer and develop a cargo version of the aircraft.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
In a bid to promote the commercialization of drone-based products and services, a plan to build a 165-mi. network of drone “superhighways” linking cities across the UK has been submitted by a consortium led by unified traffic management provider Altitude Angel.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Orloff
Levaero Aviation, an aircraft sales and service company known as an Authorized Pilatus Aircraft Sales and Service Centre in Canada, has announced the opening of a new facility at the Collingwood Regional Airport (CNY3), in Collingwood, Ontario.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Once again an independent company, Ampaire has begun ground-testing a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to hybrid-electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Aerobility, a UK aviation nonprofit offering the disabled the opportunity to fly, is showcasing its Grob G109B Able motorglider at Aero Fridrichshafen in its first public display in Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup TCab Tech has conducted transition flight tests with a 50%-scale demonstrator of its planned E20 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Current sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are limited to a maximum 50% blend with conventional jet fuels because most of them lack a key ingredient―aromatic hydrocarbons that cause seals in engines to swell and prevent fuel leaks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Choosing the feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) will shape both the industry’s environmental footprint and reputation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Preowned business jet inventory for sale in April fell 54% compared to a year ago to 580 aircraft, or 2.3% of the total fleet, including all models and vintages, but was flat compared to March, according to Jefferies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Eric Martel, Bombardier’s president and CEO, was in Wichita April 19 for Bombardier’s announcement that it was designating the site as its U.S. headquarters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Tru Simulation + Training’s Cessna SkyCourier Full Flight Simulator has earned Level D qualification from the FAA, the company announced.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Orloff
MedXpress, the FAA’s system that allows anyone requesting an FAA Medical Certificate or Medical Clearance to electronically complete an application, now allows applicants to track the status of their medical certificates online throughout the application process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Vertical Aerospace expects to certificate its VX4 air taxi concurrently with the UK and Europe, with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency agreeing to validate UK Civil Aviation Authority type certification of the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
BAE Systems plans to provide energy-management components, including the battery and cabling, for the megawatt-class hybrid electric propulsion system being developed by GE Aviation under the recently awarded NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
German hydrogen propulsion startup H2Fly has claimed the first flight by a hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft between two commercial airports after flying its four-seat HY4 testbed from its base in Stuttgart to Friedrichshafen for display at the upcoming Aero Friedrichshafen show.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
New Zealand’s Ocean Flyer, a new company formed by the owner of small charter operator Air Napier, has placed firm deposits with U.S. startup Regent for 25 sea-skimming electric seagliders for harbor-to-harbor overwater regional transportation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Advanced air mobility developer Beta Technologies has raised $375 million in financing to support ongoing development of its Alia-250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and ground charging infrastructure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Five months after announcing a partnership with NetJets, Amber Aviation has taken delivery of its first Gulfstream G450s and has launched China’s first fractional ownership program, company officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Despite advances in electric propulsion and battery energy density, as well as a patent filing showing its interest in hybrid-electric systems, Bell is taking a more conventional route to AFWerx’s High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing Challenge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has released details on criteria for awarding $20 million in funding to build or support some contract towers, including remote facilities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has designated its Wichita site as its new U.S. headquarters, a key pillar in its strategy for growth in the U.S., the company announced at an event at the facilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Management changes are not unusual as companies go through their different phases of growth, but Archer Aviation’s April 19 announcement that co-founder and co-CEO Adam Goldstein had been named the startup’s sole CEO came as a surprise to many.
Advanced Air Mobility