Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 6X large long-range business jet has completed cold weather testing, a milestone in the aircraft’s certification process expected later in 2022.
Embraer’s urban air mobility company Eve UAM has added U.S. charter carrier Global Crossing airlines Group to its conditional orderbook as it prepares to go public through a merger with blank check company Zanite Acquisition.
Universal Hydrogen (UH2) and fuel-cell powertrain developer H3 Dynamics have partnered to develop zero-emission propulsion systems for unmanned aircraft, air taxis and new-design regional aircraft.
Advanced air mobility vehicle developer Joby Aviation said March 15 that it is nearing completion of the application process to obtain an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate.
Slovakian startup AeroMobil is briefing potential investors on its plans to set up the first door-to-door aerial ridesharing service in the U.S. using a four-seat drive/fly vehicle.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the continuing sanctions enacted in response are causing uncertainty across the business-aviation sector, several speakers said during a discussion held as part of the British Business and General Aviation Association’s (BBGA) conference on March 10.
Textron Aviation has secured FAA certification for its new Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine, high-wing, large utility turboprop, paving the way for the first delivery to launch customer FedEx Express.
Two U.S. Air Force pilots have become the first to conduct crewed test flights of an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft under the service’s Agility Prime program.
An FAA advisory group has recommended regulatory requirements for flying small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) beyond the vision of an operator, a capability considered key to the commercial exploitation of drones
Gulfstream held a belated opening event for its new European maintenance center March 10, and the company celebrated with a record-setting flight by its latest aircraft.
The zero-emission propulsion startup Hydrogen is to locate manufacturing and distribution of its modular hydrogen capsules and assembly of regional-aircraft powertrain retrofit kits at the New Mexico facility.
With a focus on stabilizing its supply chain through the rest of the year, helicopter-maker Schweizer RSG aims to double and possibly triple its production output in 2023 and has plans to further expand beyond that depending on market demand.
Embraer expects to expand output both in its commercial and executive jet businesses in 2022 in an effort to compensate revenue shortfalls in its struggling defense business, hit by a reduction of Brazil’s KC-390 military transport order.
Missouri-based T53 maintenance and repair specialist Ozark Aeroworks plans to develop upgrades for the powerplant and even put the Eisenhower-era turboshaft back into production, after acquiring the entire product line from manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace.
Malaysian aviation services AeroTree has formed a partnership with China’s EHang to develop urban air mobility and placed a pre-order for 60 autonomous electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
U.S. hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus has closed a $100 million Series B fundraising round, providing the funding to fly its first three Quarterhorse flight-test vehicles and advance design of its planned Darkhorse production aircraft.
Swiss-based engineering company Marenco led by Martin Stucki, the creator of the former Kopter SH-09, is seeking investors for a new eight-passenger hybrid electric concept which was unveiled at this year’s Helicopter Association International Heli-Tech in Dallas, Texas.
Private equity firm DC Capital Partners has bought uAvionix, a seven-year-old developer and manufacturer of miniature avionics for communications, navigation and surveillance applications, including for unmanned aircraft.
Airbus is continuing to build the industrial team for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL, partnering with Spirit AeroSystems to design and manufacture the multi-copter’s wings.
