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Electrification and Sustainability

Rolls-Royce Finishes Building UltraFan Demonstrator Engine

Rolls-Royce has wrapped up construction on their innovative UltraFan® engine. The UltraFan runs on 100% sustainable aviation fuel and includes technology that enhances fuel efficiency. This milestone is not only celebrated by…

ATM Modernization

EUROCONTROL Publishes Think Paper on Air Traffic Controller Mobility

Air traffic controllers are soon likely to get the same convenience as remote workers since Eurocontrol, the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation, sees remote air traffic control as a…

Connectivity

Q&A With Inmarsat’s Director of Air Traffic Services

Inmarsat leads the Iris Air Traffic Management (ATM) program with the European Space Agency. Inmarsat and the ESA signed a contract in June 2022 to begin a new phase called Iris Global,…

Regulation

FAA Publishes Proposed Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight eVTOL

The Airworthiness Criteria for the electric aircraft designed by Archer Aviation have been published by the Federal Aviation Administration. This is an important achievement for the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…

Air Taxi

AIR ONE eVTOL Achieves Full Transition Flight

The AIR ONE full-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft performed its first full transition flight this week. The eVTOL successfully transitioned from hover to cruise flight during multiple test flights…

Air Taxi

Developments in eVTOL Aircraft: Highlights from 2022

It has been an eventful year for leading eVTOL developers. Now that 2022 is coming to a close, we’re taking a look back at the progress some of the major players have…

Electrification and Sustainability

FADEC Alliance to Provide Electronic Control System for Sustainable Engine Demo

FADEC Alliance, a joint venture that includes GE Aerospace, BAE Systems, and Safran Electronics & Defense, recently announced that it will develop the electronic control system for CFM International’s demonstrator engine. The…

Business & GA

Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega Orders H145 Helicopters

The Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega has recently placed an order for 12 five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopters. These new aircraft, which will fly out of Swiss Air-Rescue’s mountain bases, are replacements for the…

Regulation

Senators Push for FAA Evacuation Tests to More Closely Reflect Real-Life Conditions

Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced legislation last week that would place tighter regulations on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) evacuation testing, ensuring the tests more accurately reflect real-life conditions.…

Military

Proposed New Counter-UAS Authorities Will Fall To New Congress, DHS Official Says

Legislation to expand existing but limited counter-UAS (uncrewed aircraft systems) authorities for the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice will have to await action by the next Congress, and the Biden administration…

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Rolls-Royce Finishes Building UltraFan Demonstrator Engine

Electrification and Sustainability

Rolls-Royce Finishes Building UltraFan Demonstrator Engine

ATM Modernization

EUROCONTROL Publishes Think Paper on Air Traffic Controller Mobility

Connectivity

Q&A With Inmarsat’s Director of Air Traffic Services

Regulation

FAA Publishes Proposed Airworthiness Criteria for Archer’s Midnight eVTOL

Air Taxi

AIR ONE eVTOL Achieves Full Transition Flight

Air Taxi

Developments in eVTOL Aircraft: Highlights from 2022

Electrification and Sustainability

FADEC Alliance to Provide Electronic Control System for Sustainable Engine Demo

Business & GA

Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega Orders H145 Helicopters

Regulation

Senators Push for FAA Evacuation Tests to More Closely Reflect Real-Life Conditions

Military

Proposed New Counter-UAS Authorities Will Fall To New Congress, DHS Official Says