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Aircraft
Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans
Powered Swift logs first flights as start-up eyes civil and defense markets
Airports
Electra Demos Hybrid-electric Flights in Three States
FAA program tests links between small fields and major hubs
Charter & Fractional
Gold Coast Helitours To Operate SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft
Queensland-based operator has a fleet of Airbus and Robinson rotorcraft
Sustainability and Environment
Partners Trial Electric Air Services in Norway and Sweden
Green Flyways initiative is considering the potential for MD Aircraft's eViator commuter
Sustainability and Environment
North Atlantic Airspace-Scale Contrail Trial Underway
UK’s ‘Operation Blue Skies’ to redirect commercial traffic in Shanwick airspace
Aircraft
Horten Puts Flying Wing Aircraft Design Up For Sale
German blended-wing developer opts not to pursue project
ATC
Merlin Clears a Certification Hurdle for AI in the Cockpit
Milestone covers the software that talks to air traffic control
Aircraft
Noemi Taps Seaplane Demand in India and Philippines
Indian officials are reportedly willing to encourage new seaplane services
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Beta Is Turning Its eVTOL Competitors into Customers
Component sales boosted Beta’s second-quarter revenue
Aircraft
Beta's eVTOL Goes Hybrid To Fly Farther on Defense Missions
The MV250 is equipped with a GE turbogenerator that can produce one megawatt of power.
Aircraft
Heart Aerospace Flies X1 Electric Demonstrator Aircraft
X1 demonstrator largest all-electric aircraft ever flown
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Vertical Extends Cash Runway with Fresh eVTOL Funding
UK group says it will complete Valo eVTOL’s critical design review this year
Operations
Ultralight eVTOL Joins 911 Response in Rural N.C.
Paramedic pilot reached one patient 20 minutes before the ambulance
Aircraft
Joby To Buy Dayton Defense Firm in $500 Million Deal
Resonant Sciences will absorb Joby’s hybrid and autonomy programs
Regulations and Government
Air To Build eVTOL Aircraft at Florida’s SunTrax Hub
Israeli start-up will make SunTrax its U.S. headquarters
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Archer To Acquire Wisk, Insitu, and SkyGrid from Boeing
Boeing takes nearly 20% stake and a board seat in all-stock deal
Maintenance and Modifications
USAF Demonstrates AI-Controlled Fighter Intercepts
Skunk Works’ X-62A flew 27 intercepts against live target
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Robinson Unmanned Advances Through U.S. Drone Program
Sovereign manufacturing expertise essential to Pentagon initiative
Aircraft
Airbus and Boeing Aim to Accelerate Composite Manufacturing
The aerospace groups are investing in alternatives to current autoclave technology
