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AIN, LNA to share select stories
By Scott Hamilton
July 18, 2025, (c) Leeham News: Now that AIN Media Group has completed the acquisition of Leeham News, I can tell our readers that we will begin to expand coverage at both outlets.
AINonline and LNA will share “previews” of select stories each outlet publishes, with links to the relevant site for the full story. There’s no “schedule” for doing so; the shares will be based on assessing the relevance to our respective readership.
We anticipate further resource-sharing going forward, which will be announced at the time we’re ready to launch these.
For now, here are some recent examples of AIN stories that we will pick up from AINOnline:
EASA Issues Innovative Air Mobility Rules Covering eVTOL Aircraft
EASA has published a regulatory framework for innovative air mobility covering uncrewed vehicles and what the European Union (EU) aviation safety regulator defines as piloted vertical takeoff and landing-capable aircraft (VCA). On July 9, the Cologne-based agency issued documents covering acceptable means of compliance (AMC) and guidance materials (GM) that it said cover everything VCA manufacturers, operators, and regulators need to bring the new aircraft, including eVTOL air taxis, into service.
For the full story, click here.
As Trade Wars Intensify, Embraer Evaluates Impact
Embraer is assessing the impacts of the latest threat of U.S. tariffs, in particular to the Brazilian aviation industry, the airframer said, adding that it plans to address the topic more during its second quarter results call on August 5. The company further said that it is continuing to work with authorities to pursue a “zero import” tax on aviation.
U.S. trade wars ratcheted up again this week with the threat of 50% tariffs on products from Brazil beginning in August, once again thrusting a key aviation market into uncertainty. Brazil has responded with plans to impose similar tariffs on U.S. products just as the country prepares to host the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition early next month.
For the full story, click here.
EASA Pauses Single-pilot Flight Operations Research
Additional research and new technology will be needed before EASA can recommend moving forward on its concept of permitting single-pilot operations on large commercial aircraft that presently require two pilots. This was the conclusion of the EU agency in a new report on its minimum cockpit crew requirements project that has been underway since 2021.
“With the current cockpit design taken as a reference, and within the limits of the research, it was identified that an equivalent level of safety between one-pilot crew operations and the current two-crew operations cannot be sufficiently demonstrated,” said the report.
For the full story, click here.
Note: A couple of these examples are older stories. Our plan is to share within 24-48 hours of posting.