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Airlines

JAL/Sumitomo Subsidiary Soracle To Operate Archer’s eVTOL in Japan

Archer plans demo flight at 2025 World Expo in Osaka
Archer's Midnight eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Draco Set to Breathe New Life Into Polish STOL Aircraft Design

Plan is based on modifications by U.S. entrepreneur/engineer Mike Patey
Draco's STOL derivative of the PZL-Wilga aircraft
Aircraft

CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL Prototype Starts Flight Testing in Germany

Technology is being deployed from across the European aerospace group for the program
CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL prototype aircraft
Aircraft

Aeromed Operator Metro Orders 20 Beta Alia 250 eVTOLs

U.S. air ambulance operator looks to electrify its fleet
Beta Technologies Alia 250 eVTOL with Metro Aviation livery
Aircraft

Joby Demonstrates Its eVTOL Aircraft For the First Time Outside the U.S.

Public flight took place on November 2 against the backdrop of Mount Fuji in Japan
Joby Aviation's eVTOL aircraft flying Japan with Mount Fuji in the background
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

KPMG Starts M&A Process to Find New Backers For Lilium's eVTOL Aircraft

Company says it is still building Lilium Jet prototypes and plans to start test flights
Lilium structures testing on eVTOL aircraft
Regulations and Government

Certification Criteria Set as Eve Conducts eVTOL Flight Trials in São Paulo

Rising development costs have meant increased net losses at the Embraer spinoff
Eve eVTOL aircraft
Training and Workforce

AI Elicits a New Generation of Avionics and Pilot Training Tools

Aircraft avionics and training systems are evolving with artificial intelligence
CAE AI-based training
Aircraft

Joby and Toyota Demonstrate eVTOL Aircraft in Japan

Public flight took place on November 2 against the backdrop of Mount Fuji
Joby eVTOL aircraft flying near Mount Fuji in Japan
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Beta Raises $318 Million as eVTOL Aircraft Production Starts

Qatar Investment Authority leads oversubscribed Series C funding round
Beta Technologies Alia electric aircraft production line
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lilium Scrambles for Funds as Nasdaq Delisting Looms

Vertical Aerospace is also facing a liquidity crunch as major shareholder demands funding Plan B
Lilium eVTOL aircraft
Training and Workforce

CAE Will Provide Crew Training for Eve's eVTOL Aircraft

CAE operates a business jet training division with Eve's parent company Embraer
Eve Air Mobility eVTOL aircraft
Regulations and Government

Energy Reserves and Pilot Training For eVTOLs Addressed in FAA's SFAR Rules

Developers of "powered-lift" aircraft are digesting what the details mean for their eVTOL business plans
Archer's Midnight eVTOL aircraft
Engines

ZeroAvia and PowerCell Agree To Scale Up Fuel Cell Partnership

Companies signed a new memorandum of understanding to expand their collaboration
ZeroAvia ZA600 for Dornier 228 aircraft
Aircraft

Manta Turns to China's Shenyang Aviation To Advance VTOL/STOL Aircraft

Hybrid-electric aircraft will operate in VTOL or STOL modes with range of up to around 544 nm
Manta's Ann Plus mockup exhibited in Shenyang, China
Environment

Collins Delivers Power Control Unit for Hybrid-electric Propulsion

RTX companies are jointly producing a technology demonstrator powertrain for EU-backed emissions-reduction project
Collins Aerospace power control and distribution technology
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lilium Set To File For Insolvency Protection to Salvage eVTOL Aircraft

Move comes one week after the German parliament blocked a loan guarantee application
Lilium Jet eVTOL aircraft
Regulations and Government

Joby Discusses eVTOL Rules with International Aviation Safety Agencies

Officials from the UK, Japan, and Australia are being hosted at the company's California HQ this week
Joby eVTOL aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

PteroDynamics Expands Horizons for Transwing VTOL Aircraft

Military and challenging commercial logistics applications are priorities
Pterodynamics Transwing VTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Electra Aero's Nine-passenger eSTOL Set for Reveal

Hybrid-electric design works within existing infrastructure
Electra Aero vice president and general manager James Stewart and CEO Marc Allen NBAA BACE 2024