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Aircraft

AMSL Prepares to Test Hydrogen-powered Vertiia eVTOL Aircraft

Australian eVTOL start-up’s second full-scale prototype could fly this year
AMSL Vertiia prototype in flight
Environment

Study Targets Clarity for Mitigating Contrail Impact

Airbus and 10 European partners have launched the PACIFIC program
Airbus contrails
Aircraft

Airbus Reveals Latest ZeroE Hydrogen Airliner Design

More energy efficiency means four, rather than six, open rotor engines
Airbus hydrogen airliner concept
Safety

Skyportz Tackles eVTOL Downwash and Outwash With Vertipad Design

Australian company plans to license its vertiport designs in other countries
Skyportz vertipad designs
Regulations and Government

Regent Submits Seaglider Approval Plan to U.S. Coast Guard

Sea trials with a prototype are underway in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay
Regent seaglider prototype
Aircraft

Customer Base Grows for Electra’s EL9 Hybrid-electric Aircraft

Operators from Africa, Europe, India, Brazil and the U.S. have signed up for the nine-seater
Electra EL9 aircraft
Aircraft

FAA Accepts XTI's Certification Application for TriFan 600 VTOL Aircraft

XTI Aerospace says it is close to completing a subscale working model
XTI Aerospace TriFan 600 aircraft
Avionics

Universal Avionics Unveils AI-powered Taxi Assist

System leverages speech-to-text technology to help pilots safely navigate on the ground at airports
Universal Avionics augmented reality
Airlines

Scottish Seaplane Operator Plans to Add Electric Noemi to Its Fleet

Operator plans scheduled services connecting coastal communities
Loch Lomond Seaplanes plans to operate Elfly's Noemi electric seaplane
Aircraft

Beyond Aero Reveals Redesign of Hydrogen Business Jet

Gaseous hydrogen fuel tanks have been moved out of the cabin to the wing
Beyond Aero BYA-1 hydrogen powered business jet
Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Teams with Joby for UK eVTOL Air Taxi Network

Long-haul airline has switched allegiance from Vertical Aerospace to Joby Aviation
Virgin Atlantic Joby eVTOL aircraft
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Wanfeng’s Diamond Aircraft Absorbs eVTOL Developer Volocopter

Fewer than half of Volocopter’s employees will resume work after the restructuring
Volocopter's VoloCity eVTOL aircraft
Engines

ZeroAvia Scales Fuel Cell Stack for Smaller UAS and VTOL Applications

SuperStack Flex hardware is now available with lower power levels of 100 kilowatts
ZeroAvia SuperStack Flex fuel cell technology
Engines

Safran's EngineUs Engines Will Power Atea eVTOL Aircraft

EASA recently type certified the 100 kilowatt electric motors
Ascendance Atea hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft
Rotorcraft

Vertical Flight Society Assesses eVTOL Market Churn

The developing advanced air mobility sector has seen consolidation of late.
Mike Hirschberg, VFS
Aircraft

Vertical's Third VX4 eVTOL Aircraft Prototype Takes Shape

UK start-up has funds to support work through the end of 2025
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL flight testing
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Robinson-owned Drone Maker Debuts ‘Helius’ Nano UAV

Helius is Ascent Aerosystems’ first sub-250g coaxial UAV
Helius UAV
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

China's Wanfeng Group Set to Buy Volocopter for €10 Million

Wanfeng has owned Austria-based Diamond Aircraft since 2017
VoloCity eVTOL over Shanghai
Rotorcraft

CHC Helicopter and Heli-One Join Supernal’s AAM Efforts

Supernal’s eVTOL aircraft could join CHC’s global fleet
Supernal
Engines

MagniX Announces Helistorm Family of Electric Engines

Robinson Helicopters CEO supports new electric propulsion initiative
MagniX Helistorm electric engine for helicopters