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By Steve Trimble
De Havilland Canada has approved a three-year-old proposal to start building a new water bomber called the DHC-515 Firefighter, and forecasts making 23 deliveries by the end of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Five bidders have been downselected as potential buyers for troubled Italian aerospace firm Piaggio Aerospace.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
At the end of 2020, South Korean automaker Hyundai revealed that it planned to field a longer-range regional air mobility vehicle as a follow-on to the electric vertical takeoff and landing urban air taxi it is developing for market entry in 2028.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues and millions flee their homes, members of the business aviation industry around the world are privately and publicly lending support with their aircraft, services and funds.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Lilium's chief operating officer explained to Aviation Week why certification of its Lilium Jet had slipped.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Citing the need for local policymakers to understand the emerging technologies, the World Economic Forum has launched the Advanced and Urban Aerial Mobility Cities and Regions Coalition.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Struggling helicopter original equipment manufacturer MD Helicopters is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to allow the company to be restructured under new ownership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim, Graham Warwick
U.S. unmanned air logistics company Volansi has unveiled its largest and longest-flying aircraft to date.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier celebrated the delivery of its 100th Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet, more than three years after deliveries began, to its customer, VistaJet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
With Swiss International Airlines as its first customer, solar kerosene startup Synhelion has selected Germany’s Ineratec to provide the Fischer-Tropsch technology required to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel using concentrated sunlight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
EHang is targeting mid-2022 for Chinese certification of its EH216-S autonomous two-seat air vehicle and preparing to announce the first group of Chinese cities where it plans to launch commercial urban air mobility services in the second half of the year following airworthiness approval.
Advanced Air Mobility

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By Tony Osborne
The UK aerospace industry has broadly welcomed a government decision to provide £685 million ($897.2 million) in funding for the Aerospace Technology Institute to accelerate the development of green aviation technologies.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup HyPoint has partnered with an aerospace R&D company to combine its aircraft fuel cells with liquid hydrogen tanks and offer manufacturers the ability to carry more hydrogen for greater range.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The “mature” detect-and-avoid technology could enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations for UAVs within the U.S. National Airspace System, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo has promoted Sergio Aguirre to the position of president and chief operating officer, effective April 1.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Learjet celebrated the delivery of the final Learjet, an 8-seat Learjet 75, which rolled out the door into the sunshine and the hands of its new owner, Northern Jet Management, a long-time Learjet customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released design guidance for vertiports serving future urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA appointed Billy Nolen, leader of the agency’s aviation safety unit, as its next acting administrator, taking over after the departure of current Administrator Steve Dickson at the end of March.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Of the five electric air taxi developers that have been involved in going-public mergers with blank-check companies, only two are following the tried-and-tested aerospace business model of manufacturing, selling and supporting their aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has begun building the first production prototype for certification flight testing of its S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Orloff
After an extensive report, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined the FAA must improve its efforts to address community concerns pertaining to aircraft noise.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has selected GE Aviation’s Catalyst turboprop engine as the powerplant for the Eurodrone medium-altitude long-endurance uncrewed air system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s flight program located in Arizona’s sunny High Desert region, has been growing at a rate of 15-20% a year for the past three years, along with its number of aircraft, flight instructors and airline-affiliated partnerships.
Maintenance & Training

Rob Mark
Signature Aviation, the parent company of Signature Flight Support, has signed a deal to acquire 16 Tac Air FBO holdings throughout the U.S., company officials said in a statement.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers