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By Molly McMillin
Textron will not immediately enter the urban air mobility market, despite its “enormous amount of technological capability,” as the battery technology has not advanced enough to support it, Textron’s top executive says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Tim Conver, who took over the then-spunky UAV pioneer AeroVironment in the early 1990s, will retire as chairman at the company’s 2021 annual shareholder meeting.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Aergility is working with an unidentified strategic partner to develop a vertical-takeoff unmanned cargo aircraft using its “managed autorotation” technology to increase range and payload.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Lift Aircraft has completed its first six production Hexa single-person multicopters, including an aircraft delivered to the U.S. Air Force for flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The official start of perhaps the key driver behind the U.S. airport system’s success can be traced to May 13, 1946—the day President Harry S. Truman signed the Federal Airport Act into law.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
As it seeks strategic investors to set up operations in Canada, Jaunt Air Mobility has added to the list of suppliers working on the startup’s Journey electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Collins Aerospace has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft and by Dassault Aviation as a supplier on the new Falcon 10X ultra-long-range business jet, the company said in a media presentation on May 11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen propulsion startup ZeroAvia has ordered additional fuel-cell systems from Sweden’s PowerCell.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
Several industry players have voiced disappointment with the UK’s air travel reopening, labeling it as over-cautious, with just 12 countries being given “green list” status.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
British parcel carrier Royal Mail is to fly uncrewed mail flights between the UK mainland and the Scilly Isles and perform interisland deliveries with a vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft system to test technologies that could better link remote communities.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Zipline is to provide on-demand drone delivery of medical supplies to health facilities across Nigeria’s Cross River State.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Startup Jaunt Air Mobility has announced plans to locate its design and manufacturing operations in Canada.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Miami International Airport on May 6 announced its selection by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to serve as a test site for drone detection technologies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier’s first-quarter financial call with analysts was the first of its kind as a pure-play business aviation company, following the divestiture of its transportation business in January.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Columbia Helicopters and Aurora Flight Sciences have teamed up to develop and demonstrate a suite of technologies that could make rotary-wing firefighting in degraded visual environments safer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Directional Aviation Group has acquired helicopter charter operator Halo Aviation, of Cranleigh, UK, for an undisclosed price, adding to its OneSky Flight portfolio of private aviation companies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Olivier Jarrault, most recently CEO of LEAP engine blade maker Albany International during a dynamic two-year stint, is now CEO of Cadence Aerospace, a relatively new private equity-backed machined-parts producer for aerospace and defense OEMs and others.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Wisk Aero has agreed to operate up to 30 autonomous air taxis on Blade Urban Air Mobility’s U.S. network.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Jet Aviation, based in Basel, Switzerland, has received FAA Part 125 certification, authorizing it to operate aircraft that seat 20 passengers or more.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Dassault Aviation’s second Falcon 6X flight test aircraft has completed its first flight in the development of the widebody, large business jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
As aircraft and propulsion developers look to electrical systems operating at kilovolt levels, Safran has teamed with a pyrotechnics specialist to develop an ultrafast method of shutting down high-power networks before electric arcing can cause potentially catastrophic damage.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
European engineering services company AKKA Technologies is to assist French startup Aura Aero with development of its planned 19-seat Electric Regional Aircraft and Integral E electric aerobatic aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
In a preliminary release of first-quarter financial results, Bombardier recorded $1.3 billion in business jet revenue, an increase of 18% from a year ago, and deliveries of 26 aircraft, even with those of a year ago when the company delivered 26 business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
ZeroAvia’s plans to demonstrate long-distance hydrogen fuel cell-powered flight have been set back after its demonstrator aircraft was involved in a landing accident.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation flight activity in the U.S. continues to recover, with activity only down 5% in April compared to April 2019, according to WingX Advance.
Business Aviation