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Engines
VoltAero Launches Hybrid-electric Powertrain for Kit-built Aircraft
HPU 210 uses a Kawasaki motorcycle engine combined with an electric motor and batteries
Airports
UrbanV Partners With eVTOL Operator FFG to Develop Vertiport Network
Test operations could begin in Rome during 2026
Aircraft
Saudi Group Agrees to be Distributor For Joby's eVTOL Aircraft
Agreement calls for orders of up to 200 of Joby's four-passenger vehicles
Charter & Fractional
Beta Makes First Electric Flight into New York City Airport
Energy cost for 45-minute flight into JFK was just $7
Aircraft
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Starts Piloted Test Flights
First pilot-on-board flights featured conventional takeoffs and landings
Aircraft
Hermeus Begins Flight-test Campaign with Quarterhorse Mk 1
Aircraft will test landing and takeoff capabilities
Aircraft
Logistics Giant Kuehne+Nagel Teams with Natilus on Blended-wing-body Freighters
A joint study will quantify the environmental, economic, and operational impact of BWBs
Aircraft
Deutsche Aircraft Rolls Out First D328eco Regional Prototype
The twin turboprop was unveiled at an event in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Aircraft
Vertical Makes Piloted Wingborne eVTOL Flight in Open Airspace
VX4 prototype flew under an extended permit to fly from Cotswold Airport
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Air’s Uncrewed Cargo eVTOL Conducts Night Flight Trials
Undisclosed logistics customer will operate 550-pound payload vehicle under an experimental license
Aircraft
Beta's Alia CX300 Electric Aircraft Starts European Tour in Ireland
Flight demonstrations were conducted this week from Shannon Airport
Engines
Scotland Backs ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Propulsion Manufacturing Site
$12 million in funding released to support Hydrogen Center of Excellence
Aircraft
Electra Says EL9 Wind Tunnel Tests Confirm UltraShort Performance
Tests involved a 20% scale model of the nine-passenger commuter and utility aircraft
Engines
XTI Names Powertrain Partners For TriFan 600 VTOL Aircraft
Three companies will help prepare for the integration of as-yet-unspecified turboshaft engines
Aircraft
Autonomous Merlin Pilot Wins Airworthiness Approval in New Zealand
Initially, technology will support reduced-crew flight operations
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
NASA and Wisk Team on Autonomous Air Traffic Integration
Researchers explore autonomous flight in IFR conditions
Avionics
AI and Sensors Set to Boost Aircraft Situational Awareness
Ailumina Vista visual traffic detection system could first be used on helicopters
Aircraft
Electric Upstarts Bid To Expand Bizav's Horizons
EBACE conference sessions hear from disruptors getting beyond fossil fuel propulsion
Operations
AI Tools Promise Efficiency Leap for Business Aviation
Charter flight operators are among the first to embrace the technology
Training and Workforce
Beta Sells Electric Airplane and Simulator to Sinclair Community College
Public college to offer electric aviation credentials through hands-on training
