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By Graham Warwick
The leaders in advanced air mobility are planning rapid ramp-ups in production, from tens to thousands of air taxis annually within only a few years, to both enable and dominate the projected trillion-dollar global market for electric air taxis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
At least 12 significant cyber security incidents affecting the aerospace industry have been made public since the start of the year.
Connected Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
Piper Aircraft has earned certification of the Garmin GWX 8000 weather radar in its M-Class aircraft, including the M600, M500 and M350, the company announced during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh here.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The strike affects about 1,500 Bombardier workers and 700 De Havilland workers at the facility where Bombardier Global series aircraft and De Havilland Dash 8 turboprops are built.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft Co. debuted its latest edition of the HondaJet, the HondaJet Elite S, with a special camouflage and gray paint scheme at its hangar at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh here.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin, Michael Lavitt
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) was running buses to evacuate EAA AirVenture Oshkosh campers to shelters the evening of July 28 as high winds, hail and tornadoes threatened the area and the thousands of aircraft on the field.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Textron’s business aircraft and helicopter segments saw revenues grow in the second quarter of 2021 based on increased sales of Cessna Citation jets and Caravan turboprops, Beechcraft King Air turboprops and Bell helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The company, which is also currently pursuing Part 23 type certification of the S4 eVTOL aircraft as well as production certification of the assembly line which will manufacture it, is targeting air carrier approval in 2022.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Volocopter flew its 2X eVTOL testing model in front of the crowds at EAA AirVenture.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Red Tail Flight Academy officials called it a “big day for everyone in aviation” as they took delivery of the first of two Piper Aircraft Pilot 100i trainers for its Tuskegee Airmen-inspired scholarship program during a July 27 ceremony during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Maintenance & Training

By Guy Norris
Regional air mobility startup Electra is teaming under a NASA contract with researchers at the University of Southern California to mature blown lift technologies for electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
In the days leading up to the world’s largest airshow, a record number of aircraft arrived here for EAA AirVenture 2021 following last year’s cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The restored Superfortress has paused its tour and will miss this year’s show after the warbird experienced trouble with one of its engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Gulfstream will increase production in the second half of 2021 to make up for preplanned production cuts initiated last year, parent company General Dynamics said July 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Lavitt
The company finished 2020 with $1.2 billion in revenues and has 2.5 years of revenue on the books.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Customcells will industrialize battery cells for mass production, a key step in Lilium’s plans to scale-up production capacity ahead of the aircraft’s planned commercial launch in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
In a key step towards development of the planned follow-on seven-seater air taxi, Samad Aerospace has completed hover tests of its half-scale e-Starling all-electric prototype aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Tecnam is focusing on expanding the U.S. market for its Tecnam P92 Echo Mk II two-seat aircraft and the P2010 TDI four-seat aircraft, displaying them both at EAA AirVenture here for the first time this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Chinese autonomous air vehicle (AAV) startup EHang has begun operations at its newly commissioned production facility in Yunfu, around 100 mi. west of its Guangzhou headquarters.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
The California-based electric air taxi developer has marked a key flight test milestone by flying a full-size S4 prototype to its design range of more than 150 mi. on a single charge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
The clean-sheet high-wing aircraft was designed by the company with input from FedEx, which has 50 on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russian Helicopters secured a launch customer for the Mi-171A3, a new offshore modification of the Mil Mi-171 heavy-transport rotorcraft. The manufacturer unveiled the new version at the ongoing MAKS 2021 airshow, where it signed an agreement with Russian gas monopoly Gazprom for these helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Backed by XPeng Motors, startup XPeng Huitian has flown the Voyager X2, a two-seat multicopter described as its fifth generation of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
A modified Falcon 10X business jet could meet France’s future maritime-patrol needs, and Dassault Aviation is ready to offer it as a platform to replace in-service Atlantique turboprops, Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Customers will be able to reserve fractional shares or whole aircraft when the program opens at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show from July 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion