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Charter & Fractional
Blade Passenger Flights Now Part of Joby’s Air-taxi Plans
Blade’s medical flight operations are continuing under the name Strata Critical Medical
Airports
Avflight Installs Electric Chargers at Michigan Airports
FBO group has partnered with electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies
Regulations and Government
U.S. States Collaborate To Implement Advanced Air Mobility
Aviation group’s newly released papers tackle infrastructure, policy, and state roles
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Chinese City Hefei Backs EHang’s Plans for VT30 eVTOL Aircraft
City officials have pledged up to around $210 million in investments and orders
Aircraft
Hyundai Seeks New Leadership for eVTOL Subsidiary Supernal
Jaiwon Shin is stepping down as Supernal’s CEO and head of Hyundai’s Advanced Air Mobility Division
Engines
GE Aerospace Taps Automation and AI to Improve Product Support
Manufacturing its striving to boost turbofan maturity and reliability
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
U.S. Air Force Buys Autonomous Freighter from Reliable Robotics
Fully automated Cessna 208B Grand Caravan will be deployed overseas
Regulations and Government
New EASA Proposal Targets VTOL Aircraft Noise Impact
Proposal fills ICAO noise standard gap for VCA
Avionics
XTI Picks Garmin G700 TXi Avionics for TriFan 600 VTOL Aircraft
Glass cockpit features large touchscreen flight displays
Airports
Beta’s Aircraft Charging Network Expands to Canada
Alia CX300 electric airplane conducted a demo flight in Toronto
Charter & Fractional
Indonesian Helicopter Group Plans eVTOL Air-taxi Services
Whitesky Aviation says it may buy up to 30 of SkyDrive’s three-seat eVTOL vehicle
Training and Workforce
H55’s Electrified Bristell Trainer Completes U.S. Tour
All-electric Bristell B23 Energic made 192 flights across eight U.S. states
Engines
FAA Approves Special Conditions for ZeroAvia’s Electric Propulsion System
U.S. regulator signs ZeroAvia’s P-1 special conditions issue paper
Aircraft
XTI Aero Touts Progress on TriFan 600 VTOL Aircraft
Company raised $18.4 million through public offering in June
Rotorcraft
Global Helo Industry Leader François Lassale Takes Helm of VAI
Lasalle has held leadership roles with operators and safety organizations
Aircraft
Vertiia Hydrogen-electric VTOL Aircraft Gets Government Support
AMSL Aero and partners have received a grant worth approximately $1.9 million
Rotorcraft
ODAV, Yamaha Exploring Uncrewed Helo for Fire Response
Agreement covers evaluation of Fazer SAR to help mitigate wildfires
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Autonomous Flight Pioneer Merlin Seeks Capital through IPO
Merlin is combining its business with a special-purpose acquisition company called Bleichroeder
Aircraft
Archer Ramps Up Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Production
Six Midnight eVTOL aircraft are on the company's assembly line
Aircraft
Spike Laying Groundwork for Supersonic Bizjet
Company is completing enhanced study on performance
