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Operations
Archer Plans City-to-city Tour with Midnight eVTOL
Midnight prototype will fly in Northern California, Texas, and Florida
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Elroy Air, Bristow Fly Autonomous Freighter in Louisiana
Hybrid-electric Chaparral drone makes first uncrewed eIPP flights
Fuel
Beyond Aero and French Airports Prepare for H2 Flights
Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur teams with hydrogen business jet developer
Aircraft
Regent Flies Electric Seaglider with Crew for First Time
Two captains held the prototype 33 feet above the water for 30 seconds
Aircraft
Horizon Begins Icing Tests for Cavorite X7 eVTOL
Icing approval would open year-round service to northern communities
Rotorcraft
Singaporean eVTOL Conducts Test Campaign In Germany
Flights with two scaled technology demonstrators will inform potential future iterations
Avionics
Ciconia C&CAS Demos Coordination, Collision Avoidance
Product enables aircraft to work together with no need for satcom or cellular communications
Rotorcraft
FAA Floats Special Conditions for Skyryse Fly-by-wire R66
Proposed rule addresses pilot awareness of control limits
Aircraft
Helsinki Evaluates Hybrid-electric Flight Connections
City officials and a local university are working with manufacturer Electra
Airports
Wisk Begins Building eVTOL Vertiport at Hollister Airport
Site will support both piloted and pilotless VTOL flight testing
Training and Workforce
Tapping Data to Safely Drive Up Aerospace Productivity
The lack of 3D data is holding back some aspects of manufacturing
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Saab Details Plans For Future Fighter Tech Demonstrators
At air force show, the company displayed mock-up of autonomous collaborative platform
Aircraft
Zuri Prepares to Fly Hybrid-electric Cargo Drone
Platform offers 100 kilogram payload and 300 nm range
Airlines
Skyhop Plans Island Routes With Noemi's Electric Seaplane
Agreement between start-ups could lead to orders for up to 15 aircraft
Aircraft
Archer, AEG To Develop eVTOL Vertiport in Los Angeles
A Midnight aircraft is on display in Los Angeles this week
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Ampaire Raises $19 Million for Hybrid-electric Airplanes
Financing supports Eco Caravan certification and hybrid-electric APU development
Aircraft
European Wildfires Fuel Case for New Water Bomber
French start-up Hynaero is developing an alternative to the Canadair firefighting aircraft
Engines
Lack of Funding Shuts Hydrogen Propulsion Pioneer Stralis
Australian start-up planned to convert Beechcraft Bonanza and 1900D aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Regent Demonstrates Seaglider Drone in U.S. Navy Exercise
Operational trials were held in Michigan during July
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Elroy Air Wins $46 Million Army Contract for Chaparral
Contract covers jam-resistant navigation and hardened communications links
