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Airlines

Republic Set To Evaluate Beta's Alia Electric Aircraft

Company’s CX300 airplane will open the Paris Air Show flying display
Beta Technologies Alia CX300
Aircraft

Pipistrel Displays Multirole Nuuva and Surveyor Aircraft

Second Nuuva V300 drone prototype is set to start flight testing
Pipstrel Nuuva V300
Avionics

eVTOL Programs Prompt Agile Innovation at Honeywell

Honeywell says AAM start-ups have made it more agile in its approach to innovation
Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Digital Twins Slash Aircraft Production Costs

Siemens helps aerospace OEMs accelerate production while cutting costs
Siemens NX Immersive Designer with the Sony XR headset
Aircraft

Air Taxi Group Revo Kickstarts Paris Show Order Spree

Deals for more than 1,000 airliners anticipated during 2025 event
Eve at Paris Air Show 2025
Aircraft

Electric Aircraft Vie for Attention at Paris Air Show

Beta's Alia CX300 aircraft is expected to turn heads with its flying display
Beta Technologies Alia CX300 electric aircraft
FBOs

Signature and UrbanV Team Up for Vertiport Development

Two companies will leverage their specific strengths to push AAM growth
Artist rendering of combined vertiport
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Electric Aviation Sparks Innovation at Connectivity Specialist

TE Connectivity is showcasing how it is meeting the power management needs of new electric aircraft
TE Connectivity produces connectors for airliner passenger cabins
Aircraft

JetZero’s Blended-wing-body Airliner Passes Critical Design Review

The BWB concept could compete with the Boeing-Airbus duopoly
JetZero BWB
Engines

Immersion Cooling Could Deliver Lighter, Safer Batteries

Partnership will use AmpCool cooling fluid with DovePack battery systems for electric aircraft
Dovetail Electric Aviation's DovePack battery system
Aircraft

White House Directs FAA To Lift Supersonic Overland Flight Ban

White House calls for action within 180 days
Spike Aerospace S-512 diplomat.
Aircraft

Jekta Starts Flight Trials with Amphibious Aircraft Demonstrator

1:9 scaled model of the PHA-ZE 100 will be used to validate digital simulations
Jekta aims to start delivering its PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft in 2030
Engines

Horizon Boosted by Transition Flight with Cavorite VTOL Demonstrator

Canadian start-up is now beginning to assemble full-scale hybrid-electric prototype
Horizon Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Otto’s Phantom Bizjet Promises Midsize Performance and Comfort

All-composite light jet will feature windowless cabin
Otto Aviation's Phantom 3500 business jet
Engines

VoltAero Launches Hybrid-electric Powertrain for Kit-built Aircraft

HPU 210 uses a Kawasaki motorcycle engine combined with an electric motor and batteries
VoltAero HPU 210 hybrid-electric propulsion system
Airports

UrbanV Partners With eVTOL Operator FFG to Develop Vertiport Network

Test operations could begin in Rome during 2026
UrbanV's vertiport test site in Rome
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
Joby in Saudi Arabia
Charter & Fractional

Beta Makes First Electric Flight into New York City Airport

Energy cost for 45-minute flight into JFK was just $7
Beta Alia flying into JFK Airport
Aircraft

Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Starts Piloted Test Flights

First pilot-on-board flights featured conventional takeoffs and landings
Archer Midnight eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Hermeus Begins Flight-test Campaign with Quarterhorse Mk 1

Aircraft will test landing and takeoff capabilities
Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 1 on a lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base