The pros and cons of the different fuel-cell types should be considered carefully for hydrogen-powered aircraft, as well as liquid-hydrogen production sites, says Bauhaus Luftfahrt, a Munich-based aviation science and technology think-tank.
Complete Aircraft Group (CAG), an aviation services business, has finalized the acquisition of Aerocare Aviation Services (AAS), a Part 145 maintenance, repair and overhaul provider.
Gulfstream Aerospace has completed the first flight of its G800 ultralong-range business jet, in a move that officially launches the flight-test program.
The FAA is kicking off consideration of a Republic Airways request to provide an exemption for graduates of a tailored program in its training academy that would allow them to qualify as airline pilots with 750 hr. of flight experience.
Third parties will find it harder to identify and track Elon Musk’s G650 and other private jets under a revised privacy program the FAA manages now but plans to outsource to a vendor.
Paving the way for certification of its 100-kW electric propulsion system for general-aviation aircraft, Swiss startup H55 has received its design organization approval from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
Members of the IAMAW Lodge 712 at Bombardier ratified a new five-year bargaining agreement following nine months of negotiations and the rejection of two earlier contract offers.
Executives working to facilitate the wider use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in business aviation offered a measured assessment of the progress toward that goal June 22 during the NBAA White Plains Regional Forum in New York.
Oriens Aviation has become an authorized service center for Cirrus’s SR2X family of aircraft, giving the Duluth, Minnesota -headquartered airframer its first MRO location in the south-east of the UK.
Rolls-Royce has revealed it is developing an all-new turbogenerator for use in advanced-air-mobility applications including primary propulsion for electric short-takeoff-and landing aircraft and extending the range of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
The outlook for U.S. small community air service is grimmer than any time in recent memory, and the situation will likely get worse before it stabilizes.
The advanced-air-mobility supply base is widening, with Airbus selecting automotive industry players KLK Motorsport and M&F Gerg to design and produce the rear fuselage of the CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Tokyo-based startup Tetra Aviation has secured ¥450 million yen ($3.3 million) to continue development of its Mk-5 personal electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Embraer has doubled its hangar space at the Sorocaba Service Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for use in fixed base operations and for maintenance, repair and overhaul services.
Honda Aircraft Co. has added a 25-year extension to its 15-year partnership with FlightSafety International, which provides training to HondaJet owners and operators.
Volunteer builders will help construct a complete aircraft over seven days during EAA AirVenture in July while attendees will determine its final look.
Tamarack Aerospace says it has completed flight evaluation of its active winglets for a Beechcraft King Air 350, to provide endurance and payload, and high-and-hot takeoff abilities and extended loiter times.
The FAA has approved the installation of Viasat’s Ka-band satellite connectivity system on Dassault Falcon 7X and 8X trijets, Viasat and Dassault Aircraft Services announced June 20.
With a design maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kg (3,100 lb.), equivalent to a light general-aviation aircraft, the single-engine UAV made a 27-min. first flight on June 18.
