Stephen Pope

As far as first flights of ambitious eVTOL prototypes go, this one was pretty impressive. The Lilium Jet prototype, a “full size and full weight” all-electric five-seat vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, made its successful maiden flight this month, allowing the German startup company behind the project to take another step toward its eventual goal […]

Hobbyist drone pilots in the United States face new restrictions after the FAA adopted stricter rules and regulations aimed at keeping the national airspace system safe and available for both manned and unmanned aircraft. Under the new rules, which took effect this month, hobbyist drone pilots are no longer exempt under Section 336, which has […]

Former Delta Air Lines executive Steve Dickson faced heated questions in the Senate on Wednesday about whether regulators could have done more to prevent two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets. Dickson, who was senior vice president of flight operations at Delta until his retirement last October and a former F-15 fighter pilot, is […]

FlightSafety International has named David Davenport the company’s sole CEO after the company executive assumed a co-CEO role last October following the death of longtime chairman, president and CEO Bruce Whitman. Davenport, who also remains president of FlightSafety, stepped in as co-CEO and president, Commercial, alongside Ray Johns, who was co-CEO and president, Government and […]

What is being billed as a 65 percent-scale prototype of the XTI Aircraft TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft completed its first test flights as the company says it “continues its progress on its long-range commercial vertical takeoff airplane.” XTI said the TriFan 600 prototype “completed multiple takeoffs, hover and landings, which tested and validated the electric […]

Five people are dead after two floatplanes carrying passengers from a Royal Princess cruise excursion collided near Ketchikan, Alaska, on Monday afternoon, according to the cruise line. Princess Cruises confirmed that the pilot of a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver and all four passengers on board were killed in the collision with a Taquan Air de […]

Dornier Seawings is positioning its newly introduced Orca amphibian turboprop twin as a more economical alternative to helicopters. Based on the company’s Seastar CD2 design, the Orca is intended for governmental missions and can be outfitted for security, search and rescue, and environmental monitoring roles. Features include an all-composite airframe and optional internal and external […]

Norwegian flight school OSM Aviation Academy has made a commitment for up to 60 two-place eFlyer 2 electric trainers from Bye Aerospace, bringing the total number of order for the newly rebranded aicraft to nearly 300. Bye Aerospace rebranded its family of electric aircraft formerly known as Sun Flyer to eFlyer, reflecting the change in […]

The pace of new aircraft development continues to stimulate a great deal of interest in the next generation of business aircraft featuring improved performance, enhanced technology and cabin creature comforts that airplane buyers covet. While several new models — including the Gulfstream G500, Pilatus PC-24, HondaJet Elite, Generation 2 Cirrus Vision Jet, Daher TBM 940 […]

In an effort aimed at turning out better pilots more quickly, Canadian flight training provider CAE has rolled out a data-driven training system called Rise that seeks to objectively assess airline pilot performance using real-time feedback during training sessions. The Rise acronym stands for “real-time insights and standardized evaluations.” The system, explains CAE, leverages big […]