The Air Current

EASA

  • Three Points
  • Elan Head
  • 5 Min Read

Three Points: United’s Midnight ride, elusive eVTOL harmonization, AAM won’t end wildfires

Issue No. 58
  • Technology
  • Elan Head
  • 23 Min Read

Batteries are a looming certification challenge for electric aviation hopefuls

Emerging safety requirements for lithium propulsion batteries put a focus on eVTOL weight and...
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 9 Min Read

Boeing 737 Max 10 certification testing to slip into 2023

Delta confirms deal for up to 130 737 Max 10s, begins political push for Congressional action.
  • Three Points
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

Three Points: JetBlue’s economic allegory, 737 & 787 DOT audit, Europe’s new eVTOL rules

Issue No. 57
  • Aircraft Development
  • Elan Head and Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

FAA changes course on eVTOL certification

Electric air taxi startups in the U.S. stare down massive regulatory shift from FAA.
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 17 Min Read

FAA not giving an inch as Boeing big jet programs face slide

Influential customer has “hard time seeing” 787 deliveries resuming before July, 777X certification...
  • Three Points
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 12 Min Read

Three Points: A reflection on Afghanistan, Embraer’s turboprop rethink, A350’s paint headache

Issue No. 45
  • China
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 15 Min Read

Boeing’s Max lands in China amid a fog of political uncertainty

Challenges from logistical to geopolitical permeate every level of the Boeing’s 737 Max visit to China.
  • Scoops
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 6 Min Read

FAA certifies high-density Boeing 737 Max destined for Ryanair

U.S. approval clears the way for European validation of the high-density jetliner.
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