FlightGlobalJon Hemmerdinger

FAA approves Honda’s all-electric air taxi, but grants exemptions tied to ~15-minute battery endurance

The FAA has approved Honda to conduct flights with its all-electric air taxi even though the aircraft’s battery-storage design limits it to about 15 minutes of endurance. The approval required FAA exemptions ahead of test flights, reflecting how energy-storage constraints shape early operating envelopes.

2026-06-11T15:12:48.817927-07:00
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Runway GirlMary Kirby

Why RAVE Aerospace is staying the course with miniLED LCD for IFE

By Runway Girl: In 2022, Panasonic Avionics adopted OLED display technology for its new Astrova IFE system. Standard OLED is famous for delivering infinite contrast ratios and perfect black, and the modular Astrova system quickly became the fastest-selling product in the firm’s history.

2026-06-11T11:26:27.217823-07:00