The certification system bench, a flight test simulator with both certifiable software and hardware components, runs continuously and without constraints to collect data that accelerates Merlin's certification programme.

The appointments of COO, CFO and NZ CEO come on the heels of recent commercialisation and certification achievements for its platform-agnostic advanced automation system Merlin Pilot.

Tim Trank is responsible for advancing the company's STC and airworthiness programmes on Part 25 aircraft with the FAA and US military to certify its highly automated flight system, the Merlin Pilot.