The U.S. Navy will help the NTSB recover the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound off Whidbey Island, Washington, in early September and sank in 190 ft. of water.
GlobalAir.com, an online resource to the aviation community that provides aviation-related data and services, has launched its newest tool to assist aircraft brokerages—the “Scam Reports” system.
The FAA denied Republic Airways’ petition to establish an airline training program with a 750 flight-hour minimum and suggested that similar efforts will face the same fate.
Directional Aviation announced a financial investment in biomass fuel developer Alder Fuels that includes a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement by fractional ownership provider Flexjet.
Cirrus Aircraft plans to develop a $15 million Innovation Center to house more than 300 engineers, scientists and technicians in former Northwest Airlines Corp. facility at Duluth International Airport, Minnesota.
Despite rising inflation and concerns about the economy, the outlook for business jet deliveries in 2022 and 2023 is strong, according to Rolland Vincent, a consultant and president of Rolland Vincent Associates and JetNet iQ director.
Eviation Aircraft is set to begin high-speed taxi tests of the all-electric Alice aircraft in coming days as part of final preparations for first flight, says the company’s new CEO, Greg Davis.
AeroVironment has unveiled a visual-based navigation system for its Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE reconnaissance drones for situations when GPS signals are jammed or disrupted.
Electric Power System has secured another battery pack supply contract in the emerging electric aircraft market with its selection to provide the energy storage system for Ampaire’s hybrid-electric Eco Caravan conversion of the Cessna Caravan single-turboprop utility aircraft.
Live drone flights under a European project to validate the use of autonomous aircraft for emergency medical services are planned to begin in Stavanger, Norway, on Sept. 21.
The FAA has awarded Raytheon Intelligence & Space an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling of $375 million over 10 years to upgrade the Wide Area Augmentation System space-based precision navigation system.
Detroit startup Airspace Experience Technologies has completed the first hover flight of its proof-of-concept Sigma Six, a tiltwing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle with interchangeable plug-and-play payloads for defense, emergency response, cargo and passenger transport missions.
Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) has signed a letter-of-intent (LOI) for 50 all-electric Eviation Alice aircraft as part of plans to introduce sustainable services for growing markets in Florida, the Bahamas and around the Caribbean.
A team led by Hanwha Systems plans to launch South Korea’s first commercial urban air mobility service in 2025 linking tourist destinations on Jeju Island using Joby Aviation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis.
Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight.
Swedish startup Jetson is closing a $10 million seed round to fund production of its single-seat ultralight electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
Oklahoma and Arkansas are making a bid to be a hub for research, development and production for advanced mobility, including drones, air taxis and technologies such as batteries and autonomy.
