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Operations
Metro Aviation Flies Beta’s Alia on North Carolina Medical Runs
Electric airplane connected Raleigh-area hospitals with the Outer Banks
Aircraft
Vertical Expands UK eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturing Site
Expanded facility at Cotswold Airport precedes final mass-production location
Charter & Fractional
JSX Backs Heart’s Hybrid-electric ES-36 Redesign
Heart drops the ES-30 model as JSX signs for up to 100 ES-36 airplanes
Aircraft
Bye’s eFlyer 2 Electric Trainer Makes First Flight
Conforming prototype flew for about five minutes near Denver
Regulations and Government
China’s eVTOL Pioneers Crave Access to Western Markets
AAM consultant says U.S. and China players would benefit from partnership
Aircraft
Starfighters Space Sells Mach 2 Testing by the Sortie
Company says F-104 Starfighter jets offer a “wind tunnel in the sky”
Aircraft
Boeing Freighter Saga Raises Doubts Over Radia’s WindRunner
U.S. start-up sees commercial and military use cases for its clean-sheet cargo lifter design
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Joby’s Autonomous Caravan Completes Coast-to-coast Trip
On-board safety pilot made no control inputs over 3,199 miles
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Bristow Triples Early-delivery Chaparral Reservations
Helicopter operator has reserved 15 of the hybrid-electric cargo drones
Regulations and Government
China’s Aridge Set to Trial eVTOL Flights in the UAE
Aridge and Ras Al Khaimah officials will establish a regulatory sandbox for flight trials
Engines
Honeywell Integrates Hydrogen Propulsion Power Source
Project Newborn proceeds to ground demonstration tests
Aircraft
Aura Aero Flies Former VoltAero Aircraft As Testbed
Aura Aero makes first flight of hybrid-electric testbed since acquiring assets
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Beamed Power Could Keep Solar Aircraft Aloft in Winter
BAE Systems unit gets $21.2 million to test the idea with PHASA-35
Maintenance and Modifications
Applying AI to Drill Into MROs’ Supply Chain Bottlenecks
Company says maintenance providers need a way to count the real cost of delivery delays
Aircraft
Atlas Will Build Electra’s EL9 Hybrid-electric Prototypes
Wichita-based aerospace manufacturing group has partnered with the U.S. start-up
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Textron, Merlin Unveil Uncrewed SkyCourier Concept
Design study swaps the cockpit for a nose cargo door
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Swarm Pitches Gamera for New U.S. Drone Requirements
U.S. Air Force is seeking a more affordable replacement for MQ-9A Reapers
Aircraft
Joby eVTOL Begins Week of Flights across North Texas
Project Nexus makes first flights under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Amprius Batteries Boost Energy for Long-endurance Drones
Second-generation SiCore battery cells reach 500 Wh/kg
Aircraft
FAA Grants Special Airworthiness Certificate for eFlyer
Bye Aerospace’s prototype is ready for flight testing
