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Aircraft

Space Leasing Group Orders 25 Beta Alia Electric Aircraft

Lessor of satellites and ground stations looks to emerging aviation tech
Aircraft

Stralis Signs Up U.S. Launch Customer for Hydrogen-powered Bonanza

California-based Aviate Enterprises has agreed to buy an unspecified number of the converted light aircraft
Aircraft

What Shape Will the Next Generation of Airliners Take?

Part 2 of a series from new AIN Media Group title Leeham News and Analysis
Aircraft

Joby Ramps Up eVTOL Aircraft Production in California

Another JAS4-1 eVTOL aircraft recently rolled off the production line
Engines

FAA Certifies Hartzell’s First Electric Engine Propeller

Hartzell designed the propeller for Beta Technologies’ electric aircraft
Aircraft

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Completes First Taxi Tests

Low-speed taxi validates steering and braking systems
Engines

ZeroAvia Builds Patent Portfolio for Hydrogen-electric Airliners

Start-up says it now holds 45 patents around its plans for hydrogen-electric powertrains
Regulations and Government

Asia-Pacific Regulators Issue eVTOL Air Taxi and Drone Guidance

20 aviation authorities have produced reference materials about advanced air mobility
Aircraft

What Shape Will the Next Generation of Airliners Take?

Part 1 of a series from new AIN Media Group title Leeham News and Analysis
A variety of new airliners are being discussed for the next decade or more.
Aircraft

Vertical Touts VX4 eVTOL Military Missions at UK’s RIAT Air Show

UK company’s eVTOL prototype flew from Cotswold Airport to the Fairford air force base
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL on approach to the Royal Air Force's Fairford base in the UK.
Aircraft

Regent Plans Military Variants for Viceroy Electric Seaglider

Options will include autonomous and hybrid-electric configurations
Regent Defense Viceroy Seagliders
Aircraft

Horizon and ZeroAvia Pursue Hydrogen-powered Cavorite VTOL Aircraft

Partners aim to integrate ZeroAvia’s 600-kilowatt ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain
Cavorite X7 eVTOL aircraft rendering
Aircraft

Hybrid Air Vehicles Targets U.S. Market for Airlander 10 Airship

HAV USA will be led by John Schumacher
Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Textron eAviation Expands Its Uncrewed Aircraft Family with Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300

Aircraft like this could change how cargo is transported.
Pipistrel Nuuva V300 in flight testing
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Vertical Raises $60 Million for VX4 eVTOL Aircraft Development

UK start-up says it now has cash to support work on the four-passenger aircraft through mid-2026
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft
Regulations and Government

EASA Issues Innovative Air Mobility Rules Covering eVTOL Aircraft

New means of compliance intended to support operations of new aircraft in Europe
Volocopter eVTOL aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Joby Flies Hydrogen-powered UAS for 9 Hours

Hydrogen-electric JAI30 aircraft remains shrouded in secrecy
FlightAware ADS-B tracking data for Joby’s N30FR aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airo Group Will Open U.S. Drone Production Facility in IPO-backed Expansion

Company is seeking to capitalize on rising NATO and Pentagon defense spending
Airo's RQ-35 drone
Charter & Fractional

Flyvbird Close to Launch of First AI-booked Air Charters

Network will start with German cities Friedrichshafen, Mönchengladbach, and Strausberg
Flyvbird charter network in Germany
Airlines

Cambodian Airline Will Connect Coastal Towns with Elfly’s Noemi

Start-up has committed to buy five of the nine-passenger electric amphibious aircraft
Eric Lithun, CEO of Elfly (left) and Neak Oknha Suo Vireak, CEO of Vet Airways’ parent company, Vireak Buntham Express