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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
Engines

Skydiving Operator Commits to Electric Caravan Aircraft

Norway's Skydive Voss, Dovetail Electric Aviation and Scandinavian Seaplanes will conduct flight tests
Dovetail Electric Aviation's plan to convert the Cessna Caravan to electric propulsio
Engines

Toshiba and Airbus Jointly Develop Superconducting Electric Motors

Superconductors could make hydrogen-powered airliners more efficient
A digital rendering of a superconducting electric motor
Environment

Eonix Accelerates eVTOL Battery Development with Robotics and AI

Atlas platform rapidly formulates new battery materials
Eonix thermal analysis robot
Aircraft

Joby’s eVTOL Aircraft in New York City Previews the Future of Commuting

Only seven minutes from Wall Street to JFK Airport
Joby Aviation eVTOL mockup at Grand Central Terminal in NYC
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

German Parliament Blocks Loan Guarantee For Lilium's eVTOL Aircraft

Company's board of directors are now considering funding options
LiliumJet eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft

Aura Aero Will Build Hybrid-electric Regional Airliner in Florida

Daytona Beach International Airport has been confirmed as the site for a new manufacturing facility
Daytona Beach International Airport in Florida will house Aura Aero's factory
Avionics

Honeywell and Merlin Will Merge Autonomous Technology with Anthem Avionics

Partners have agreed to prioritize deployment on military fixed-wing aircraft
Honeywell Anthem avionics suite
ATC

Australia's ATC Agency Prepares to Integrate Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

Airservices Australia wants to work through plans to launch remotely piloted operations
Wisk Aero eVTOL in Australia
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Brazilian State Bank Funds Eve Air Mobility's eVTOL Aircraft Factory

Embraer offshoot will receive a further loan of $88 million
Eve Air Mobility eVTOL aircraft
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Lilium Faces Political Block to Government Loan Guarantees

Opposition to German federal government funding could block Bavarian state loans
Lilium Jet at a vertiport
Aircraft

Eviation Quietly Prepares to Build Updated Alice Prototype

Eviation's CEO offers insights into the slow-moving stealth program's progress
Andre Stein poses with the Alice prototype inside the hangar at Eviation's headquarters
Environment

Aerospace Technology Institute Awards Honor Innovators

ZeroAvia, Vertical Aerospace, and Rolls-Royce were among the award winners
GKN Ascend team
Airlines

How Regional Air Mobility Could Boost the UK's Strained Transport Network

Britain's new government is under pressure to invest in public infrastructure
EA Maven's study of UK Advanced Air Mobility
Environment

Scientists Devise Cleaner Hydrogen Combustion Engines

Improved catalytic converters slash harmful nitrogen emissions
Rolls-Royce and partners have used a Pearl 700 business jet engine to test a new approach to hydrogen combustion.