Post-pandemic comeback and breakthroughs for electric flight

ABSTRACT

Miller discusses post-pandemic comeback and breakthroughs for electric flight. In May, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its Air Traffic by the Numbers with updated data for 2021. The covid-19 pandemic continued to suppress the general aviation community, but there were signs of improvement. In 2020, there were 204,100 active general aviation aircraft across the US. In 2021, active pilot certificates increased by 4.2% in 2021 to 720,603;drone pilot certificates increased by 23.4% to 254,587. There are 5,184 public-use airports and 14,539 private-use airports across the country. General aviation is the manufacturing and operation of aircraft that have been issued an airworthiness certificate by the FAA--other than aircraft used for scheduled commercial air service or operated by the military--and includes on-demand Federal Aviation Regulations Part 135 operations.