European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

By Graham Warwick
Pipistrel has launched flight testing of its most advanced design to date, the Nuuva V300 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Keith Mwanalushi
The companies must proactively monitor and clean dust from environmental and shop factors to comply with regulatory requirements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Research on the hazards of personal electronic device (PED) batteries is being conducted by EASA and may result in new onboard rules for passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
Airbus is focusing on a “realpolitik” approach to accelerating innovation into products in the nearer term.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
New firefighting amphibian, virtual wind tunnel, hydrogen-electric bizjet and Chinese cargo UAS.
Emerging Technologies

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
As MRO drone inspections of aircraft gain regulatory steam, providers mull technology additions.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
European airframers and engine makers expect to develop their next-generation products using greener technologies demonstrated under the Clean Aviation program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Despite the increasing size of the UK-based business-aviation fleet, ever fewer owners are choosing the UK’s G register when registering their aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein, Garrett Reim
The arduous timeline to certify a passenger-carrying eVTOL aircraft has forced some contenders out of the race.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The first applications might be seen in runway overrun awareness and alerting systems (ROAAS), and then traffic detection, over the next 12 months.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Engineers discovered an issue with the heat treatment of a gear component in the main gearbox during routine component testing late last year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Renewed demand and new technology are prompting manufacturers to turn their attention to the lighter end of the rotorcraft market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
In contrast with ATR’s parallel hybrid approach to the EVO, Aura Aero is betting on a series hybrid layout involving two turbogenerators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded Type Certification on Tecnam’s P2006T Next Generation (NG) twin-engine aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Turbulence canceling; deep learning controls flow; stratospheric test flight; and imaging manufacturing defects.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Alef is conducting flight testing of a lighter prototype, the Model Zero.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois, Graham Warwick
The 100-kW ENGINeUS 100B1 is designed to power electric training aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
A Munich startup maintains that it can use available technology to develop an electric short-haul aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Reversals by major OEMs put the burden of aviation decarbonization on startups and small aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Engineers spend only about 50% of their time on engineering work in aerospace and defense, according to a study.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
ASD civil aviation director Vincent De Vroey has cautioned that funding for EASA and technology research must be protected in the upcoming EU budget review.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Safran Electrical & Power is seeking a chemical specialist to create its own GENeUSPACK battery solution for propulsion systems on electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The approval paves the way for more powerful motors that may equip hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion