All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to order four more Boeing 777-300ERs, lifting its commitments for the extended-range type to 10. ANA says that "10 777-300ER derivatives, as opposed to the originally planned six, will be brought into service for use mainly in the North American market".
Source: Flight International
In a major milestone for electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies, the start-up has successfully transitioned a full-scale prototype of the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) variant of its Alia aircraft from hover to forward flight.
Former JetBlue Airways chief executive Robin Hayes will succeed Jeffrey Knittel as chairman and chief executive of Airbus Americas, effective 3 June.
US air taxi developer Archer Aviation has opened an office in Washington DC focused on regulatory affairs that will be led by Billy Nolen, former acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
