AeroSHARK Enters Final A330 Certification, With the Lufthansa Group’s Own 777 Rollout Unfinished By Hellwing Villamizar Lufthansa Technik has entered the last stage of certifying AeroSHARK, its drag-reducing surface film, for the Airbus A330. The company said it began the final phase of supplemental type certification for the A330-200 and -300 at the end of August, and that an A330-300 belonging...Read More

Bombardier to acquire Mitsubishi aerostructures operation in Canada Mississauga facility employs about 750 people and manufactures structures for Global and Challenger business jets By Ricardo Meier Bombardier has agreed to acquire the assets of MHI Canada Aerospace (MHICA) in Mississauga, Ontario, from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries , taking over a longtime supplier of aerostructures for its business jets. The transaction includes...Read More

JetZero secures US$100 million financing as Z4 program moves toward full-scale flight By Ricardo Meier JetZero has secured a credit facility of up to US$100 million to support development of its Z4 blended-wing aircraft , including work on the full-scale Jet1 demonstrator and the manufacturing infrastructure required to eventually produce the unconventional commercial and military platform. The senior secured term...Read More

Lycoming Working With FAA on Maintenance Allegations By Russ Niles Lycoming says it’s working with the FAA after the agency announced it wants to fine the engine maker $60,000 for allegedly faulty maintenance on four TEO-540-C1A engines, one of its most advanced designs used in the Tecnam P2012 twin. The company pledged to cooperate fully with the agency after the proposed sanction was...Read More

The Clock Is Ticking on Leaded Aviation Fuel By Andrew Liu Every July, more than 10,000 general aviation aircraft from around the world fly here for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture, widely recognized as the largest annual aviation gathering and fly-in convention. Many aircraft owners arrived this year with a common concern: The fuel that brought them there and has...Read More

PODCAST: Glenn Piper of WireMasters on Connecting the Future: The Critical Role of Wiring in Advanced Air Mobility By Jason Pritchard Our latest podcast episode is now live! This week, we were joined by Glenn Piper, Director of Global Product Manager at WireMasters. eVTOL Insights host Jason Pritchard and Glenn explore the increasingly critical role of wiring and electrical architecture...Read More

FAA accepts ASTM standards for MOSAIC light-sport aircraft certification By Ben Lockwood The Federal Aviation Administration has accepted four ASTM International integration standards as an approved means of compliance for MOSAIC light-sport aircraft certification, giving manufacturers the detailed compliance framework they need to begin certifying new aircraft under the agency’s Part 22 airworthiness rules. The decision removes one of the last remaining...Read More

Kazakhstan, ICAO Sign Aviation Safety Deal to Strengthen Air Accident Investigations Kazakhstan has signed a new agreement with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to strengthen the country’s air accident investigation capabilities and enhance aviation safety in line with global standards. The agreement was signed in Montreal during a meeting between the Kazakh delegation and ICAO leadership, The Caspian Post reports via Kazinform....Read More

FAA Transport Airplane and Propulsion Certification Modernization NPRM IFA CEO comments: “IFA supports efforts to harmonise international standards.” FAA proposes to amend various airworthiness regulations to modernize certain certification standards for transport category airplanes and propulsion systems. This rule would be both deregulatory and relieving by reducing the number of exemptions, special conditions, and equivalent level of safety findings required...Read More

FAA Proposes New Rules For Civil Supersonic Flight By Amelia Walsh The agency has launched rulemaking aimed at allowing next-generation supersonic aircraft to operate over land under new noise standards. The FAA has begun developing rules that could allow civil supersonic aircraft to operate over the U.S. under a new noise-based certification framework. In a June 30 announcement, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy...Read More