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Beta Tests Electric Airplane as Medical Courier in Utah

Flights with Alpine Air tested delivery of short-lived radiopharmaceuticals

October 13, 2026

Beta Technologies’ all-electric Alia CX300 kicks up dust on a dry lakebed.

Zuri Selects Rotax Piston Engine for Hybrid VTOL Freighter

EdgePerformance has modified the Rotax 912 ULS to act as a generator

October 13, 2026

Rotax 912 ULS piston engine

FlyOne Commits For 10 MDA1 eViator Electric Aircraft

Australian group plans various charter and aerial work applications

Sustainability and Environment

October 12, 2026

Digital rendering of MDA1

FAA Backs Heart’s Hybrid Powertrain Development

CLEEN award will help Heart flight-test its turbogenerator on the ES-36

October 12, 2026

A digital rendering of Heart’s ES-36 airplane in flight

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.

Rendering of Aura Aero family of aircraft in flight

Horizon’s Cavorite X7 Hybrid-electric Aircraft Offers a Different VTOL Recipe

Fans inside the wings and a turboprop engine make this VTOL airplane stand out.

Rendering of Horizon Aircraft Cavorite X7 VTOL airplane

Eve Air Mobility Aims for Eve-100 eVTOL Entry into Service in 2027

With the backing of Embraer, Eve has the experience to reach certification.

Eve eVTOL prototype hovering in flight

Robinson Unmanned Envisions Collaboration between Uncrewed Helicopters and Drones

Unmanned helicopters and drones can help with a variety of missions.

Robinson Helicopter TurbineTruck with crate loaded

AAM Innovators Converge on Ohio for Industry Forum

The National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence will host the fifth annual event

October 9, 2026

National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence

Folding Wingtips Present Challenge for Next Narrowbodies

‘Wing of Tomorrow’ saves fuel but won’t fit at today’s narrowbody gates

October 8, 2026

777X

Altea Warns of Risks to Aviation Propulsion Revolution

Consultant says provisional sales announcements are poor indicators of program success

Sustainability and Environment

October 8, 2026

Graphic of generic regional airliner in flight

Composite Makers Prepare for Next Aerospace Challenge

New narrowbody airliners could see even greater use of composite materials

Sustainability and Environment

October 8, 2026

Toray composite manufacturing

Inside Heart’s Hybrid-electric Airliner Redesign

CEO Anders Forslund explains why Heart returned to a series-hybrid design

October 7, 2026

ES-36 render

Northrop Grumman Starts Flying Talon Blue Combat Drone

Autonomous vehicle could compete for U.S. Air Force collaborative combat aircraft program

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

October 6, 2026

Uncrewed aircraft getting airborne from runway, hangar in background

Jury Sides with Aerosonic in Joby Trade Secrets Case

Probe maker wins $116.9 million verdict against eVTOL developer

Regulations and Government

October 5, 2026

Joby’s eVTOL flies at sunset

SkyFly Prepares eVTOL Aircraft for Axe Approval Under FAA MOSAIC Rules

The aircraft has a 100 mile range and is intended for personal use.

October 2, 2026

Skyfly Axe at EAA Airventure 2026

U.S. Marines Extend Regent’s Electric Seaglider Deal

Phase IV adds $5 million, bringing the contract’s total to $19.25 million

Regulations and Government

October 1, 2026

U.S. Marines trial Regent Craft seaglider

Stratolaunch Expands Hypersonic Test Fleet With 777

Third aircraft set to carry Talon-A hypersonic flight test vehicles to launch altitude

October 1, 2026

777 in desert, Stratolaunch branding

Deutsche Aircraft Opens D328eco Factory in Leipzig

Final assembly facility marks start of D328eco serial production

October 1, 2026

The Leipzig site, now complete, was under construction for just over three years.

NASA Teases Potential SR-71 Blackbird Return To Flight

Iconic Cold War spy plane removed from museum amid speculation

September 30, 2026

SR-71 with tail number 844 during 1990s flight test

Metro Aviation Flies Beta’s Alia on North Carolina Medical Runs

Electric airplane connected Raleigh-area hospitals with the Outer Banks

September 25, 2026

Beta Alia CX300 aircraft in Metro Aviation livery

Vertical Expands UK eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturing Site

Expanded facility at Cotswold Airport precedes final mass-production location

September 25, 2026

Vertical VX4 prototype being rolled into new hangar

JSX Backs Heart’s Hybrid-electric ES-36 Redesign

Heart drops the ES-30 model as JSX signs for up to 100 ES-36 airplanes

Charter & Fractional

September 25, 2026

JSX ES-36 render

Thales Opens Center To Elevate Safety Culture

Facility initially serves Bordeaux campus but will expand to other locations

September 24, 2026

Thales Flight Safety Center