European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

By Graham Warwick
The French aerospace group is preparing to begin certification tests on its first electric propulsion unit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv helicopter has become the first Indian-designed and developed rotorcraft to secure certification from the EASA.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has secured long-awaited U.S. FAA certification for H160 twin-engine medium helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Boeing had a quiet Paris Air Show in terms of new orders, but it continues to make progress on two key commercial programs bogged down in regulatory scrutiny.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
In a safety information bulletin (SIB) issued June 23, EASA cites two in-service incidents where main cargo doors have opened in flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
German air rescue organization ADAC Luftrettung has purchased two VoloCity eVTOL aircraft for research operations starting in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has approved the certification basis for Lilium’s electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Startups look to larger vehicles as eVTOL leaders move into the all-important certification testing phase.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Diamond Aircraft has completed the first flight of its all-composite Dart-750 aerobatic trainer, on display at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boeing says it is poised to begin certification of the 777X as soon as the U.S. regulator gives the all-clear to begin testing.
Paris Air Show

By Sean Broderick
Boeing is getting a head start on retrofitting the 737 MAX fleet with an additional angle-of-attack monitoring system by pre-wiring new aircraft for the eAOA.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
ATM organization Eurocontrol has kicked off a 3-year project to pave the way for safe and efficient integration of vertiports into existing European airspace.
Advanced Air Mobility

Marshall Filler, Sarah MacLeod and Christian Klein
ARSA argues EASA’s regulatory paperwork preferences are hindering bilateral parts standards established before the agency’s birth.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick
Prolonged storage in certain conditions can exacerbate cracking in material used in A380 wing structures, Airbus says. And the company is working to rectify it.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has published a long-awaited document outlining proposed pilot training and operating standards for eVTOL aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Clean Aviation structures a large part of the European effort toward future aeronautics, while research and technology are involved in early testing.
Paris Air Show

By Victoria Moores
Kazakhstan is preparing for safety audits by the U.S. FAA, EASA, and ICAO following a four-year safety oversight push.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Volocopter is a German startup that is on track to become the first Western company with a certified passenger-carrying eVTOL vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
But outside the echo chamber of AAM startups and industry enthusiasts, public awareness is still in a nascent stage.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Joe Anselmo
Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility has completed a prototype of its urban air mobility air traffic management system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium has signed a pair of firm agreements for its Pioneer Edition Lilium Jet with two European operators.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Honda Aircraft Co. is debuting the HondaJet Elite II light jet during EBACE in Geneva, which earned EASA certification during the show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Asia Digital Engineering, which is opening a new hangar at KLIA, aims to eventually take over all of parent group Capital A's base maintenance needs.
Maintenance & Training

By Jens Flottau
The findings are behind a May 11 airworthiness directive (AD) issued by EASA on the A380.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
AI in aviation; flying hydrogen lab; Seoul’s UAM routes; and Alder’s fuel progresses.
Emerging Technologies