Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Business aviation sees advancements in connectivity, eVTOL orders and approvals as manufacturers push timelines and expand facilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft completes first Echelon wing assembly, advances testing and integration and adjusts certification and delivery timeline to 2031.
Business Aviation

By Ben Goldstein
Electra partners with Atlas to build EL9 flight-test airframes, advancing hybrid-electric STOL aircraft development and FAA certification efforts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Charter operators face challenges from fuel volatility, seasonality and third-party dependencies, forcing innovation to meet unpredictable customer demands.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Victoria Moores
The UK's AAIB warns electric aircraft pose new risks to accident investigators, citing battery hazards, thermal runaway and challenges for first responders.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
FAA technicians are sidelined in radar upgrades under BNATCS, raising concerns about training gaps and modernization delays.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

R. Michael Baiada
The primary purpose of FAA's proposed AI-powered SMART system is to help ATC reduce airline delays. But airline delays are something ATC can’t fix at their root.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation begins a U.S. tour to showcase its J208 Caravan with Superpilot autonomy, highlighting defense, cargo and emergency response missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Flexjet opens a $34 million private terminal at Farnborough Airport, marking a major milestone in its global expansion and commitment to luxury aviation.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Angus Batey
San Marino and Aruba sign a historic agreement allowing aircraft to operate on each other’s AOCs, streamlining operations for owners and operators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The Airplane Farm’s PowerWing eVTOL aims to redefine personal flight with a minimalist design, leveraging FAA’s new Part 22 rules for light sport aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
UK demands answers after NATS system failure cancels 2,000 flights, disrupting passengers and airlines for two days.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
EASA and the commercial air transport industry are lagging in adopting AI, according to the regulator's executive director Florian Guillermet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The German aerospace center DLR is looking to construct vertiport infrastructure at its Cochstedt facility to better assess how future operations might work.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Lindsey Oliver of BBGA is honored as a Royal Aeronautical Society fellow, while Cutter Aviation and Skyfarer announce key leadership appointments.
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By Graham Warwick, Joe Anselmo, Robert Wall
Aviation Week's Graham Warwick offers a scathing assessment of U.S. regulators as a King Air crash earlier this year underscores concerns about GPS.
Check 6

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore starts SAF levy for passengers in 2027, defers cargo levy to 2028, with proceeds funding sustainable aviation fuel procurement for departing flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Regent has completed the first crewed flight of its full-scale Viceroy Seaglider prototype, a wing-in-ground effect vehicle, ahead of planned late 2027 deliveries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Alan Dron, Jens Flottau
Ukraine warns Russian airspace is becoming unsafe as drone strikes disrupt aviation and raise concerns for airlines that continue to fly over Russian territory.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
SESAR's IRINA 2 program seeks to integrate remotely piloted aircraft into European airspace alongside conventional traffic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Sceye flies solar-powered HAPS vehicle from New Mexico to Japan, demonstrating cellular communications and emergency services from the stratosphere.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Silver Air CEO Jason Middleton discusses charter growth, Flight Club, corporate customers, safety and expanding aircraft management.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
With traffic expected to continue to grow in Europe, air navigation service providers are taking steps to increase capacity while curbing environmental impact.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
FAA launches Beyond Phase 2, expanding partnerships to address challenges preventing routine BVLOS drone operations nationwide.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
TSA head warns screeners may go unpaid as another shutdown looms, pushing privatized airport security to ensure stable checkpoint operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation