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Aircraft
Aura Aero Builds Aircraft Family of Two-seat Trainers and Regional Airliners
It already has one aircraft certified with EASA, and two more on the way.
Aircraft
Kazakh Operator Inks Deal for 50 AutoFlight eVTOLs
Partners plan air taxi services near Almaty
Aircraft
Noemi Reveals Multi-mission Strategy for Electric Amphibious Aircraft
Start-up eyes firefighting, skydiving, military markets
Sustainability and Environment
IBA Shows Carbon Intensity Dip but Emissions Still Rising
Airlines are improving operational efficiency but not cutting total carbon
Engines
Vertical Starts Tests with Hybrid-electric Powertrain
Hybrid version of Valo VTOL aircraft will have longer range and more payload
Avionics
Merlin Introduces Condor Autonomy Platform for Large Freighters
Boston start-up targets freighter conversion market with new offering
Aircraft
Otto Aerospace Freezes Phantom 3500 Jet Design
Preliminary design review supports goal of super-midsize performance
Aircraft
Sarla's eVTOL Aircraft Plans Boosted By IndiGo Investment
Venture capital arm of Indian airline says it is not planning eVTOL air taxi services
Sustainability and Environment
EU Rules Risk Energy-intensive SAF Production Strategies
Chalmers University of Technology urges expanded focus on gasification
Sustainability and Environment
H2Fly Chases Hydrogen Propulsion Power Density Boost
Fuel cell systems need at least 2 kW/kg power-to-weight ratio to be competitive
Charter & Fractional
Hamilton AI Adds Banking, Dispatch, and Broker Tools to Charter Platform
Joby, Uber Elevate veteran leads three launches in first quarter
Aircraft
Cash Burn Shadows eVTOL Flight Test Gains
Developers tweak timelines as flight testing intensifies
Aircraft
Supernal Signals Revival with KAI Partnership, New CTO
The eVTOL firm still has no CEO after months of turmoil
Rotorcraft
SkyDrive Consortium Eyes Commercial eVTOL Services By 2028
Japanese companies say 100 air taxis could be operational around Osaka in 2035
Sustainability and Environment
Modified R44 Flies Hydrogen-electric Helicopter Circuit
Unither Bioélectronique expands envelope of experimental aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Updated DARPA Hybrid-Electric XRQ-73 Makes First Flight
Experimental aircraft to validate hybrid-electric propulsion technology
Sustainability and Environment
UK’s FAAM Research Aircraft Formally Ceases Operations
Environmental research program had already used three quarters of previously agreed funding
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Savback Helicopters, Dufour Partner on Drone Delivery
Service will use Dufour’s Aero-200 tiltwing aircraft
Rotorcraft
Wisk Makes First Flight With Second Gen 6 eVTOL Prototype
Full-scale, autonomous aircraft pair will work towards transition milestone
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Aeronautics Boosts Production as Drone Applications Grow
Orbiter, Dominator, Aerostar, and Octoper drones can be adapted for new uses
