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Aircraft
VoltAero Finds Backers for Malaysian Production of Cassio Aircraft
SEDC Energy and ACI Groupe plan to take equity stakes in the French start-up
Aircraft
Archer Flies Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Prototype in Abu Dhabi
Rival eVTOL developer Joby recently began flying its four-seat air taxi in Dubai
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Natilus Unveils Interior Design for Horizon Blended-wing-body Airliner
200-seat airliner includes club seating and privacy pods
Engines
U.S. Army Tasks Electra with Assessing Hybrid-electric Propulsion
Electra Aero has now won seven Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts from the Army
Aircraft
Eve Signs Agreement with eVTOL Air Taxi Partners in Costa Rica
Deal signed in the same week EHang sells 50 autonomous eVTOLs to a Chinese customer
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
U.S. Air Force Evaluates MightyFly’s Cento Cargo Drone
Aircraft features patented Autonomous Load Mastering System
Avionics
SkyDrive Picks Stirling Dynamics To Supply eVTOL Pilot Control Sticks
Stirling will make custom active control inceptors for the fly-by-wire aircraft
Aircraft
NYC Helitour Operator FlyNYON Orders Beta’s eVTOL Aircraft
FlyNYON will offer aerial photography flights on Beta’s Alia 250 eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft
EHang Plans Cold-weather eVTOL Trials in China’s Jilin Province
Jilin signs preliminary purchase agreement for 41 EH216-S aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Thales, Skydweller Team on Solar-powered Surveillance UAV
Long-endurance drone adds artificial intelligence capabilities
Aircraft
Beta Technologies' Alia CX300 Electric Aircraft Debuts at Paris Air Show
Republic Airways is the latest customer to receive an aircraft for testing.
Regulations and Government
EASA Signs Contract with Elfly for Noemi Electric Seaplane Prototype
Norwegian start-up aims to start flight testing electric seaplane in 2027
Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Backs Electra's EL9 Ultra-Short Aircraft
Partnership will explore opportunities to be involved in U.S. defense programs
Aircraft
Deutsche Aircraft Names Key Suppliers For D328eco Airliner
Aernnova will provide the D328eco's empennage and Garmin is supplying its avionics suite
Training and Workforce
Malaysian Flight School Orders VoltAero's Cassio 330
HM Aerospace could take up to 30 of the aircraft to train pilots
Charter & Fractional
ASL Will Be Launch Customer for Vaeridion’s Microliner
Vaeridion says all-electric Microliner will be certified in 2030
Aircraft
Collins Aerospace Goes Bigger with Megawatt Motor
Motor will power hybrid-electric flight demonstrators
Aircraft
U.S. eVTOL Pioneers Warn against Parochial Approach
Industry leaders addressed a roundtable discussion organized by the state of Ohio
Aircraft
Wisk Adds eVTOL Partnerships in Florida and Japan
Boeing subsidiary is preparing to start flight testing Generation 6 aircraft
Engines
French Partners Plan Hybrid-electric Genav Aircraft
Daher, Safran, Collins, and Ascendance announce alliance in Paris
