The number of single-engine pre-owned helicopters sold during the first half (H1) of 2022 declined 10% compared to the same time a year ago, while inventory for sale dropped 65% for the period, according to a just-released report by Aero Asset, based in Toronto, Canada.
Winglet Technology, which designs, certifies and markets transitional winglets, is working to bring them to a third Citation aircraft: Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Latitude.
Israeli startup AIR has conducted the first hover tests with a full-scale prototype of its AIR One personal electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
French hybrid-electric aircraft startup VoltAero has called for increased coordination among European airworthiness authorities on recognition for experimental aircraft to facilitate the demonstration of electric aircraft across borders.
German startup Nex Aero has taken the wraps off plans to develop a longer range electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi powered by gaseous hydrogen and fuel cells.
Australia’s aviation regulator has outlined a long-term vision for the integration of drones and air taxis into the country’s aviation system, envisioning highly automated advanced air mobility by the mid-2030s.
Textron is tapping into the market for low-cost intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft through new subsidiary Pipistrel, the Slovenian general aviation pioneer.
Iris Automation and Sagetech Avionics have partnered to bring cooperative and noncooperative traffic detection and collision avoidance capabilities to drones operating beyond visual line of sight.
Overair is using prepreg carbon fiber from Toray Composite Materials to build the full-scale prototype of its Butterfly tilt-rotor electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
The AeroDelft student team from Delft Technical University, the Netherlands, has flown a subscale prototype under its Project Phoenix to convert a light general aviation aircraft to liquid-hydrogen propulsion.
Safran has been quietly flight-testing its Silvercrest business jet engine, hoping for renewed interest in the midsize segment, despite the loss of both its customers in 2017 and 2019.
“China poses a far more complex and pervasive threat to businesses than even most sophisticated company leaders realize,” FBI Director Chris Wray said.
Daher, the French-based maker of TBM turboprops and the Kodiak 100 utility aircraft, has purchased Triumph Group’s metallic and composite aerostructures facility in Stuart, Florida.
The Biden Administration has picked Phillip Washington, head of Denver International Airport and an experienced transportation official, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration.
Vertical Aerospace has partnered with Taiwan’s E-One Moli Energy to supply lithium-ion battery cells for its VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Aviation fuels supply chain management company Associated Energy Group (AEG) has launched an online ordering platform for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) serving airlines and business aviation operators.
Midway through 2022, the priority for advanced air mobility companies is on certifying aircraft, but just as important is sizing the future market and where the vehicles will be located.
