RegulationEASA Releases Special Condition for Certifying Electric, Hybrid VTOL Aircraft The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released what it calls the “first building block” to allowing the safe operation of hybrid and electric VTOL aircraft in Europe. The special condition,…
RegulationEASA Issues First Space-based ADS-B Surveillance as a Service Certification The European Aviation Safety Agency has certified Aireon as a new air navigation service provider (ANSP) for its space-based ADS-B surveillance, the first of its kind certification ever issued by the civil…
CommercialL3 Has New Data, Voice Recorders for EASA’s 2021 Mandate A new generation of L3 cockpit voice and data recorders capable of meeting the the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) new aircraft voice and data recording mandates are in the beginning stages…
CommercialWorldwide Bans Ground 737 MAX After U.S., Boeing Cave UPDATE, 3:07 p.m. ET: Boeing has released a statement of support for the grounding of the 737 MAX line of airplanes. "We are supporting this proactive step out of an abundance of caution,"…
ConnectivityEASA Proposes New Aircraft Cybersecurity Certification Amendments The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is proposing new cybersecurity amendments to the way aircraft electronic networks and systems are certified. Under the new amendments, manufacturers and operators seeking certification of new…
RegulationWill EASA Create a New Category for eVTOL Certification? The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is considering adding a "special condition" category to deal with the certification of electric and hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, but the proposal may…
ATM ModernizationEuropean ADS-B Implementation Plan to be Finalized in January The Single European ATM Research Agency Deployment Manager (SESAR DM) is in the final stages of launching a new ADS-B implementation plan that will synchronize the air traffic, avionics equipage and ground…
CommercialEASA Approves Airbus A220 for CAT III Autoland Operations The Airbus A220 has achieved category III (CAT III) autoland flight operational approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), giving pilots flying the regional airliner the ability to land in low…
CommercialIndustry Talks EVTOL With European Regulators Thirty corporate officials from eight countries met with European regulators this week in Cologne and Brussels to discuss the needs of the burgeoning electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (EVTOL) sector, according to the General Aviation…
Business & GAStandardAero Brings Honeywell JetWave to European Gulfstream Jets StandardAero will now be able to install Honeywell JetWave Ka-band satellite communications systems and radome equipment on Gulfstream GV/GV-SP aircraft registered in Europe after receiving an STC from EASA. The STC allows StandardAero to immediately fulfill radome…