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Ampaire Claims Record for 12-Hour Hybrid-electric Flight

The company's latest long-distance endurance flight was from Camarillo in California, building on early missions to Alaska, Canada, and Wisconsin.
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NASA To Roll Out X-59 Supersonic Demonstrator in January

Rollout of the X-59 Quesst is scheduled for January 12
NASA X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator on flight line (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
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Switching Plans, Maeve Will Develop an 80-seat Hybrid-electric Regional Airliner

The company is moving its headquarters from the Netherlands to Oberpfaffenhofen Airport near Munich.
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FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
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AIBot Partners with Honeywell to Develop Flight Controls for Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

AIBot has emerged from stealth mode with plans to introduce a seven-seat eVTOL aircraft with highly automated flight controls powered by artificial intelligence.
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Avionics

Reliable Robotics Flies Caravan Without a Pilot on Board

The start-up has completed its first completely uncrewed flight in California
Reliable Robotics' Cessna Caravan aircraft flies with no pilot onboard
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet's Simulation with Eve Paves Way For eVTOL Services

Helicopter flights were used to assess how eVTOL aircraft might be operated
Eve's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft is expected to compete type certification in 2026.
Environment

Boeing Adds 'Insights' to Cascade Climate Impact Modeling Tool

Cascade update adds user-friendly features to improve accessibility
People observe a demonstration of Boeing's Cascade tool
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Reliable Robotics Flies Cessna Caravan Without a Pilot on Board

Reliable Robotics has flown an autonomous cargo airplane with no humans on board for the first time.
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Rotor Technologies Launches Production of R550X Autonomous Helicopter

Rotor Technologies has unveiled the R550X autonomous helicopter that it intends to bring to market in 2024.
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FutureFlight On The Radar

AUVSI Industry Group Launches Advanced Air Mobility Education Campaign for Legislators

The trade association for uncrewed vehicles is bringing together stakeholders to influence key decision-making processes in the U.S. during 2024.
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Lilium Starts eVTOL Final Assembly and Partners with Lufthansa

The first fuselage has been delivered to Lilium's factory near Munich from the Valladolid, Spain facility of partner company Aciturri.
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FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
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Design Organization Approval for Evolito Clears Path to Electric Propulsion Type Certification

The company believes it is the first design organization system developer to receive approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
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Air New Zealand Will Operate Beta's Alia Electric Aircraft from 2026

The airline has chosen the Alia as the first electric aircraft to be deployed as part of its Mission NextGen decarbonization program, which could see larger models introduced from 2030.
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Wisk Leads Autonomous Flight Trials in New Zealand's Controlled Airspace

The California-based eVTOL developer and its New Zealand partners successfully demonstrated that autonomous, uncrewed aircraft can safely integrate with regular piloted aircraft in controlled airspace.
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Moya Aero's Autonomous eVTOL Logistics Aircraft Makes First Test Flight

The company says it now holds letters of intent from prospective customers covering 100 of the high-capacity drones that could be used for cargo flights or crop-spraying.
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Hybrid Aircraft Market Will Generate $10 Billion in 2035, Analysts Predict

A new report issued by analysts at Allied Market Research projects the global hybrid aircraft market will generate $1.9 billion of revenue in 2025, when several hybrid aircraft are expected to enter service.
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Crisalion Bets Its FlyFree Propulsion Concept Will Make eVTOL Air Services More Viable

The Spanish start-up says not being first to market will prove an advantage for second-wave advanced air mobility pioneers who will have greater regulatory certainty.
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Autonomous Flight Pioneers Xwing and Daedalean Partner on Artificial Intelligence

Xwing and Daedalean have agreed to share data, knowledge, and processes pertaining to AI and machine learning, which both companies are using to develop fully autonomous flight control systems.
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