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Charter & Fractional

Railway Companies Back SkyDrive’s Plans for eVTOL Air Taxis

Flight networks could connect train stations with other parts of Japanese cities
SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL aircraft in Japan
Engines

Ascendance Steps Up Assembly of Atea Hybrid-electric VTOL Prototype

French company is now offering Sterna propulsion system to other aircraft developers
Ascendance Atea eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Air One eVTOL Is Poised for Both Uncrewed and Private Pilot Roles

Early use cases include logistics operations with expanded cargo volume
Air One eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

VoltAero Finds Backers for Malaysian Production of Cassio Aircraft

SEDC Energy and ACI Groupe plan to take equity stakes in the French start-up
VoltAero's Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft
Aircraft

Archer Flies Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Prototype in Abu Dhabi

Rival eVTOL developer Joby recently began flying its four-seat air taxi in Dubai
Archer's Midnight aircraft flying at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Natilus Unveils Interior Design for Horizon Blended-wing-body Airliner

200-seat airliner includes club seating and privacy pods
Natilus Horizon club seating
Engines

U.S. Army Tasks Electra with Assessing Hybrid-electric Propulsion

Electra Aero has now won seven Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from the Army
Electra Aero's EL2 technology demonstrator
Aircraft

Eve Signs Agreement with eVTOL Air Taxi Partners in Costa Rica

Deal signed in the same week EHang sells 50 autonomous eVTOLs to a Chinese customer
Eve Air Mobility and partners in Costa Rica
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Air Force Evaluates MightyFly’s Cento Cargo Drone

Aircraft features patented Autonomous Load Mastering System
MightyFly's Cento drone uses an autonomous system to load and unload cargo
Avionics

SkyDrive Picks Stirling Dynamics To Supply eVTOL Pilot Control Sticks

Stirling will make custom active control inceptors for the fly-by-wire aircraft
SkyDrive SD-05
Aircraft

NYC Helitour Operator FlyNYON Orders Beta’s eVTOL Aircraft

FlyNYON will offer aerial photography flights on Beta’s Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft
Beta Alia 250 eVTOL
Aircraft

EHang Plans Cold-weather eVTOL Trials in China’s Jilin Province

Jilin signs preliminary purchase agreement for 41 EH216-S aircraft
EHang and Jingyue High-Tech Zone officials sign a strategic cooperation agreement
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Thales, Skydweller Team on Solar-powered Surveillance UAV

Long-endurance drone adds artificial intelligence capabilities
Skydweller MAPS aircraft
Aircraft

Beta Technologies' Alia CX300 Electric Aircraft Debuts at Paris Air Show

Republic Airways is the latest customer to receive an aircraft for testing.
Beta Technologies Alia CX300 at the Paris Air Show
Regulations and Government

EASA Signs Contract with Elfly for Noemi Electric Seaplane Prototype

Norwegian start-up aims to start flight testing electric seaplane in 2027
Elfly Noemi electric seaplane
Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Backs Electra's EL9 Ultra-Short Aircraft

Partnership will explore opportunities to be involved in U.S. defense programs
Electra EL9 ultra-short hybrid-electric aircraft
Aircraft

Deutsche Aircraft Names Key Suppliers For D328eco Airliner

Aernnova will provide the D328eco's empennage and Garmin is supplying its avionics suite
Deutsche Aircraft
Training and Workforce

Malaysian Flight School Orders VoltAero's Cassio 330

HM Aerospace could take up to 30 of the aircraft to train pilots
VoltAero Cassio 330 aircraft
Charter & Fractional

ASL Will Be Launch Customer for Vaeridion’s Microliner

Vaeridion says all-electric Microliner will be certified in 2030
Vaeridion Microliner
Aircraft

Collins Aerospace Goes Bigger with Megawatt Motor

Motor will power hybrid-electric flight demonstrators
Collins Aerospace scaleable motors