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Aircraft

Airbus and Boeing Aim to Accelerate Composite Manufacturing

The aerospace groups are investing in alternatives to current autoclave technology
Airbus composite wing manufacturing
Aircraft

Ampaire Trials Hybrid-electric Flights in Utah

Company plans to convert Cessna Grand Caravans for freight and passenger services
Ampaire EEL hybrid-electric technology demonstrator
Aircraft

Joby Ends Second Quarter with $2.3 Billion in Cash

Losses climb as R&D spending for certification and production accelerates
Joby eVTOL aircraft
ATC

Verti-Go Initiative to Lead European Airspace Update

Honeywell-led consortium to consider advanced air mobility integration
Vertical VX4 aircraft in flight
Airports

UrbanV Announces São Paulo Vertiport Network Partnership

Italian infrastructure group sees the Brazilian city as a prime market for eVTOL air taxis
UrbanV vertiport network for São Paulo, Brazil
Aircraft

Eve 100 Demonstrator Makes Partial Transition Flight

Embraer spin-off estimates engineering prototype is around 30 flights away from full-speed
Eve prototype hovering above runway
Aircraft

Archer eVTOL Completes California Round Trip

Midnight prototype flew from Salinas to Monterey and back
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL prototype touches down at Monterey Regional Airport
Aircraft

Noemi Details Firefighting Role For Amphibious Aircraft

Manoeuvrable multi-mission concept could carry up to four tons of water
Yellow and red Noemi rendering scooping water from lake
Sustainability and Environment

Project SEAN Trials Electric Flights For Scotland

Government-funded consortium to aims to connect remote communities
Alia CX300 on tarmac with Bristow logo on rear fuselage
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Air Force Extends Collaborative Combat Aircraft Trials

Anduril’s semi-autonomous YFQ-44A Fury evaluated in Nevada sorties
YFQ-44A drone in hangar, airman refuelling
Maintenance and Modifications

IAI Joins Merlin’s Push To Automate Cargo Aircraft

Condor program gains a freighter conversion partner
Four blue-and-white IAI converted freighters parked on an airport ramp, with a Boeing 777-300ERSF in the foreground
Airlines

Air India Backs SkyDrive Emergency Medical eVTOL Plans

Partners say eVTOLs could accelerate response times in crowded Indian cities
SkyDrive plans eVTOL medical flights in India
ATC

Wisk Tests 1:3 Supervisor Ratio for Autonomous Flight

NASA controllers used existing tools to manage simulated autonomous traffic
A controller monitors simulated traffic inside NASA’s air traffic control simulation laboratory at the agency’s Ames Research Center.
Rotorcraft

Toray Will Make Composite Airframes For Sora eVTOL

Supplier agreement aims to accelerate development of Sora S-1 eVTOL
Sora Aviation's S-1 eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 Electric CTOL Aircraft Flies at Farnborough Airshow 2026

The company expects to achieve FAA type certification for the Alia CX300 later this year.
Beta Technologies Alia CX300 flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026
Aircraft

GE Aerospace Saab 340B Hybrid-Electric Test Bed Aircraft Flies at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow

GE Aerospace claims this aircraft has completed the first hybrid-electric flights above 30,000 feet.
GE Aerospace Saab 340B hybrid-electric aircraft flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026
Aircraft

FAA Approves Flight Tests For Heart's ES-30 Aircraft

X-1 demonstrator is cleared to fly at Plattsburgh International Airport
Heart X-1 demonstrator aicraft
Airlines

Virgin Firms Up eVTOL Air Taxi Alliance with Joby

Connections to London Heathrow and Manchester airports will start first
Joby eVTOL route network
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Kratos To Build Chaparral Cargo VTOL in Sacramento

Elroy Air plans fourth-quarter public listing via SPAC
Elroy Air Chaparral
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Moya Begins Building Full-scale Autonomous Cargo eVTOL

Brazilian start-up expects to fly the Moya 760 by year-end
Moya’s 256 eVTOL, registered PP-AZM, lifts off during flight testing near São José dos Campos, Brazil.