AOPA, EAA, and GAMA asked the FAA to issue guidance clarifying its view on a court ruling deeming that flight instructors are carrying persons for hire.
Regulators must intervene on efforts by monopoly suppliers such as airports to raise prices during the pandemic, said IATA director general Willie Walsh.
The Italian rotorcraft group is expected to develop a technology demonstrator for an aircraft that could lead to a new model being ready to enter service in the second half of the 2020s.
H55, a spin-off venture from the Solar Impulse electric aircraft program, will provide battery packs to support conversion of the Beaver utility aircraft to electric propulsion.
By the fall of 2021, the UK company expects to be making its solid-state Li-S battery cells available for trial applications in aviation and other sectors.
Sen. Lee introduced bills that would enable pilots to fly for compensation and/or share expenses without having to comply with common carrier regulations.