Leadership Moves, May-June 2022
- 08 May 2022 03:21 AM
- 0
Billy Nolen appointed Acting FAA Administrator, and other leadership changes
News
Regulators Develop Vertiport Standards
- 08 May 2022 03:07 AM
- 0
On Feb. 28, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released their draft engineering brief for vertiports and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations to industry for comment.
Safran Teams with Aura Aero
- 01 May 2022 02:13 AM
- 0
Safran Electrical & Power, a division of the French aerospace corporation Safran, announced on April 7 that it has partnered with Aura Aero, the Toulouse-based developer of electric aircraft.
Germany Funds Hydrogen Aircraft
- 01 May 2022 02:03 AM
- 0
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) will support a project to develop hydrogen-electric aircraft, Deutsche Aircraft announced in an April 4 press release.
NRC Flies Hybrid-Electric Cessna Skymaster
- 01 May 2022 01:59 AM
- 0
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) recently announced the first flight of its hybrid-electric Cessna 337 Skymaster.
Textron Acquires Pipistrel
- 01 May 2022 01:57 AM
- 0
Textron announced on March 17 that it had finalized an agreement to purchase Pipistrel, the Slovenian developer of electric aircraft.
Electra Secures USAF Award
- 01 May 2022 01:55 AM
- 0
Electra announced on March 10 that the US Air Force has awarded it a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract for work on advanced flight control systems for Electra’s eSTOL aircraft.
MagniX and Desaer Collaborate on ATL-100H
- 01 May 2022 01:53 AM
- 0
MagniX announced on Feb. 8 that it has partnered with Brazilian firm Desaer on the development of the ATL-100H, a hybrid-electric version of the ATL-100 regional aircraft.
Airborne & Venturi Partner on Composite Structures
- 01 May 2022 01:51 AM
- 0
Dutch firms Venturi Aviation and Airborne have partnered to develop composite lightweight structures for the Echelon 01, Venturi’s planned all-electric commuter aircraft.
Jetcruzer Aircraft Is Going Electric
- 01 May 2022 01:49 AM
- 0
Jetcruzer International intends to revive the Jetcruzer, a single turboprop light civil aircraft, as an electric aircraft.
