EASA is trying a new way to ensure the certification process is compatible with a sensible time-to-market for future aircraft using breakthrough technologies.
The European safety agency’s certification concerns have contributed to the latest 777X delay, but EASA, the FAA and Boeing seem to have found a path forward.
The newly appointed CEO of Jetson predicts that some of the earliest adopters of electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles will be private owners.
Battery startup Solithor and aerostructures specialist Sonaca are talking to aircraft developers to capture energy storage requirements in electric aircraft.