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By Ben Goldstein
The Guangzhou-based company delivered 78 EH216-S autonomous multicopters in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
On the verge of bankruptcy more than a year ago, Wheels Up, a provider of on-demand private flights, is now in a “very different place," CEO George Mattson tells the Aviation Week Network. “It was a whole team effort.”
Marketplace

By Guy Norris
Developed with communications specialist Outerlink Global Solutions, the sensor monitors the difference in real time between air temperature and dew point.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Bill Carey
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo says it has received FAA authorization to begin manufacturing its Galileo HDX electronically steered antenna (ESA) for business aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
European aerospace players are worrying about the gradual transfer of the supply chain's ownership to non-European actors.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Rotortrade, the helicopter distributor business owned by Saudi Arabia’s The Helicopter Company (THC) is entering the rotorcraft leasing business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Enstrom has been unable to access its home market since the FAA in April 2020 mandated crash-resistant fuel systems for all aircraft built and sold in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Even basic questions are not as clear-cut as they may at first appear—such as determining the aircraft's country of origin amid a naturally global supply chain.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has secured firm orders for 35 of its new H140 twin-engine light helicopter following the aircraft’s debut at the Verticon rotorcraft industry gathering.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Air-to-ground (A2G) in-flight connectivity specialist SkyFive is aiming to roll out a belt of interoperable A2G networks spanning from Europe to China.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Guy Norris
Robinson Helicopter CEO and President David Smith says 295 rotorcraft were delivered last year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The company is targeting a renewed annual output of up to 12 of the twin-engine heavy helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The board’s recommendations, made public March 11, call on the FAA to prohibit helicopter operations east of Reagan National (DCA) when Runway 15/33 is in use.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The first Z1 hybrid airship is to be delivered to Straightline in 2028 for initial cargo and humanitarian deployments to Brazil, Alaska and northern Canada.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Leonardo held off on naming its future aerostructures partner as part of a highly anticipated March 11 strategy update.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
The company says it has completed the thrust-borne portion of its flight test campaign.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
West Star Aviation broke ground at its Grand Junction, Colo., MRO facility, where it will add 109,000 ft.² in space.
MRO

By Guy Norris
An additional limited production “R66 Riviera” will also be offered with advanced Garmin avionics and a three-axis autopilot.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
The company saw an order intake of 26 Falcon aircraft in 2024 compared to 23 units in the prior year.
Marketplace

By Sean Broderick
The cause of the January 2023 runway incursion between a United Airlines Boeing 777 and a Kamaka Air Cessna 208 at Honolulu's Daniel K Inouye International Airport (HNL) was not surprising.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Dubbed HeliStorm, the lightweight, high-speed electric engine family will cover the 6,000-7,000 rpm range.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
London-based Macquarie Rotorcraft Ltd is to be taken over by the joint venture of Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing (SMFL) and LCI Helicopters (LCI).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Japan has completed the construction of its first large-scale sustainable aviation fuel facility, which is set to produce 79 million gal. by 2030.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
Weighing 115 lb. with a 10.3-ft. wingspan, the all-composite RBW is a flying wing aircraft in a tailsitter configuration that flies autonomously.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The upgraded Main Gearbox’s (MGB) major innovation is a new, redundant auxiliary lubrication system that serves as a backstop.
Advanced Air Mobility