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Rolls-Royce plans to begin ground-testing its lift motor for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft this month.

Liquid-hydrogen fuel systems; TCab eVTOL flies; Tiltwing UAS demo; New twin launched; Fuel-cell compressor.

The number of used business jets for sale in August totaled 1,051 aircraft, up from 1,037 units in July and 673 in August 2022, according to Jefferies.

Embraer President and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto is confident the Brazilian manufacturer’s commercial aircraft delivery volume will continue its steady recovery.

Mesa Air Group is focused on maximizing block hours, hiring pilots and reducing its inventory of surplus Bombardier CRJ900s.

Eve Air Mobility said it is on track to begin manufacturing parts and components for its first full-scale prototype during the third quarter of 2023.

Textron Aviation has won type certification from the National Civil Aviation Authority of Brazil (ANAC) for its Cessna 408 SkyCourier utility turboprop.

Embraer delivered 47 jets in the second quarter of 2023, including 30 executive jets and 17 commercial aircraft, up 47% compared to a year ago.

Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva served as CEO of Embraer between 2016 and 2019 and led the ultimately ill-fated tie-up with Boeing.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has issued type certification for the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 regional jets.

India’s hunt for a new medium transport aircraft (MTA) has attracted interest from Airbus, Embraer and Lockheed Martin.

Eve Air Mobility and its parent company Embraer have announced the selection of the first air taxi manufacturing plant in Brazil, located in the city of Taubate in Sao Paulo state.

A change in Emirates Airline’s pilot training syllabus has given the carrier the opportunity to launch an executive jet charter service.

Remaining regional aircraft OEMs ATR and Embraer continue to wait for fresh, strong demand. If the hesitation is structural, the outlook could stay grim.

Embraer is looking to grab a slice of Europe’s defense modernization pie with sales of the C-390 airlifter and A-29 Super Tucano.

BAE Systems has established a new division to lead the company’s rapid and agile technology developments in the air domain.

Backed by European and UK research programs, Rolls is evaluating “vast unknowns’’ posed by the future move to hydrogen-fueled propulsion.

Its Kenya Airways affiliate is moving to an all-Boeing aircraft fleet.

Omani LCC SalamAir, which has ordered six E195 E2s and placed purchase rights for a further six, is a regional jet first-timer.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Hybrid-electric EcoPulse; Embraer and GKN on hydrogen; Fuel-cell business jet; and ONERA’s truss-braced airliner concept.

Used business jet inventory totaled 1,016 aircraft in June, compared to near-historic lows of 628 a year ago, according to a report by Jefferies.

Embraer is increasingly positioning its crossover jets as complements to narrowbodies and smaller types as it seeks to enlarge its niche in the airliner market.

Flexjet, a fractional provider based in Cleveland, Ohio, plans to add 22 aircraft to its mid- and super midsized fleet by the end of 2023.

Embraer and GKN Aerospace have announced they will explore the potential for a hydrogen-powered flight demonstrator.