eVTOL InsightsJason Pritchard

Pivotal joins PennDOT-led MSCE team in FAA-selected eVTOL Integration Pilot Program

Pivotal will participate as a team member of the Multistate Collaborative eIPP (MSCE), led by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. MSCE was selected by the FAA for the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, positioning Pivotal within the early operational effort to generate real-world data for powered-lift integration.

2026-06-01T02:20:07.009095-07:00
FlightGlobalDavid Kaminski-Morrow

First serial-production MC-21-310 heads for flight-test facility

By FlightGlobal: Import-substituted twinjet type is still undergoing certification. Russia’s United Aircraft has transferred the initial serially-produced import-substituted Yakovlev MC-21-310 to the flight-test department following final assembly.

2026-06-01T02:59:10.746831-07:00
FlightGlobalDavid Kaminski-Morrow

SAA A320 landed under direct law after severe turbulence on approach to Cape Town

By FlightGlobal: Preliminary information from investigators details multiple flight-control issues after windshear encounter. Investigators have detailed a turbulence incident involving a South African Airways Airbus A320 during which the aircraft experienced flight-control problems and ultimately landed under direct law.

2026-06-01T01:45:32.560989-07:00