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Aircraft

JetZero Tops $1 Billion in Funding for Z4 ‘All-wing’ Airliner

Series B financing round raised $175 million for full-size demonstrator
JetZero BWB
Aircraft

Neural Concept Launches AI Design Copilot

‘Physics-aware’ artificial intelligence accelerates product development
Neural Concept's Physics- and Geometry-Aware AI Design Copilot
Training and Workforce

CAE Delivers First eVTOL Simulator to Joby’s Pilot Academy

Second simulator will arrive later this year
CAE’s Joby eVTOL simulator
Fuel

Cascadia Coalition Sets Ambitious Course for SAF Production

Washington targets 1 billion gallons of annual SAF production by 2035
Boeing ecoDemonstrator
Aircraft

Hermeus Readying Supersonic Quarterhorse for First Flight

Aircraft has been moved to Spaceport America for flight trials
Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 at Spaceport America
Airports

Skyports and Linden Plan Heliport At Miami's Watson Island

Upcoming vertiport to include provision for future eVTOL aircraft
Map of Miami showing location of Watson Island
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone Alliance Challenges Ban on Non-U.S. Products

Domestic drone advocacy body cites shortcomings in White House’s blanket ban
Small drone flying low over field
Airports

Laying the Foundations for eVTOL Air Taxi Services

Infrastructure development underway in the UAE, among other countries
eVTOL infrastructure
Aircraft

Supersonic Bizjets: A Sound Investment?

No purpose-built supersonic business jet has hit the market
Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA’s BVLOS Overhaul Approaches Finish Line

Industry braces for historic rewrite of low-altitude rules
Reliable Robotics ground control station
Safety

Researchers Tackle Fatigue In The Flight Deck

Pilot State Monitoring system monitors for sleep or drowsiness and issues alerts
Pilot sleep studies
Operations

Evio Pitches ‘Strong Hybrid’ Airliner as Path to Profitable Regional Routes

Electric-first propulsion architecture could improve regional airline economics
Evio 810
Aircraft

Vertical Adds Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype To Flight Test Campaign

Completion of final VX4 prototype doubles airborne testing capacity
Two Vertical Aerospace VX4 prototype aircraft
Rotorcraft

Leonardo Next-gen Civil Tiltrotor Makes First Flight

EU Clean Sky 2-funded project to mature civilian aircraft technologies
NGCTR technology demonstrator in the hover
Sustainability and Environment

Clean Aviation Calls For Research and Innovation Proposals

New funding will include work on hydrogen-powered aircraft
Airbus ZeroE
Aircraft

Joby Ramps eVTOL Production, Plots Vertiport Network

FAA certification tests set to begin in 2026
Joby eVTOL
Regulations and Government

DOT’s National AAM Roadmap Draws Broad Industry Support

U.S. roadmap sets milestones for eVTOL and autonomous aircraft
Wisk Gen 6 first flight
Aircraft

Eve Makes First Flight With eVTOL Aircraft Prototype

The Embraer-owned start-up aims to bring the four-seater to market in 2027
Eve engineering prototype for the Eve-100 eVTOL aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Air Rolls Out First Production Air One Cargo eVTOL Aircraft

Air One Cargo advances from prototype to production
Air One Cargo first production model
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Archer Aviation Establishes UK Aerospace Engineering Hub

U.S. company has recruited Vertical Aerospace’s engineering director
Archer Anduril GKN Aerospace