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Hanneke Weitering
Science & Technology Editor
Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. After spending several years in the Pacific Northwest, she has returned to the Knoxville area.
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Operations
FAA’s eVTOL Pilot Program Takes Flight across the U.S.
Bizav and general aviation airports become proving grounds for AAM
Charter & Fractional
Blade Flies NBAA-BACE Attendees over Las Vegas Traffic
Helicopter shuttles link the convention center and static display
Rotorcraft
DTA Pitches Two-seat Hybrid eVTOL
French gyroplane maker brings its JP1 multicopter to NBAA-BACE
Maintenance and Modifications
Garmin’s Emergency Autoland System Tops 2,500 Aircraft
Six years after first approval, it now spans more than 15 models
Safety
Battery Fire at Archer’s San Jose Lab Forces Evacuation
Three people were hurt and about 100 evacuated after a test pack overheated
Maintenance and Modifications
U.S. Army C-12 Marks 1,000th Garmin King Air Retrofit
Stevens Aerospace installed G1000 NXi avionics and Garmin Autothrottle
Operations
Beta Tests Electric Airplane as Medical Courier in Utah
Flights with Alpine Air tested delivery of short-lived radiopharmaceuticals
Engines
FAA Backs Heart’s Hybrid Powertrain Development
CLEEN award will help Heart flight-test its turbogenerator on the ES-36
Regulations and Government
Pilot-Astronauts Isaacman and Precourt Headline NBAA Lunch
NASA chief talks with a four-flight shuttle veteran and NBAA board member
Aircraft
Inside Heart’s Hybrid-electric Airliner Redesign
CEO Anders Forslund explains why Heart returned to a series-hybrid design
Regulations and Government
Jury Sides with Aerosonic in Joby Trade Secrets Case
Probe maker wins $116.9 million verdict against eVTOL developer
Regulations and Government
U.S. Marines Extend Regent’s Electric Seaglider Deal
Phase IV adds $5 million, bringing the contract’s total to $19.25 million
Operations
Metro Aviation Flies Beta’s Alia on North Carolina Medical Runs
Electric airplane connected Raleigh-area hospitals with the Outer Banks
Charter & Fractional
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
Aircraft
Bye’s eFlyer 2 Electric Trainer Makes First Flight
Conforming prototype flew for about five minutes near Denver
Aircraft
Starfighters Space Sells Mach 2 Testing by the Sortie
Company says F-104 Starfighter jets offer a “wind tunnel in the sky”
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Joby’s Autonomous Caravan Completes Coast-to-coast Trip
On-board safety pilot made no control inputs over 3,199 miles
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Bristow Triples Early-delivery Chaparral Reservations
Helicopter operator has reserved 15 of the hybrid-electric cargo drones
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Beamed Power Could Keep Solar Aircraft Aloft in Winter
BAE Systems unit gets $21.2 million to test the idea with PHASA-35
Charter & Fractional
FlyExclusive Ribbon-cutting Set for Raleigh Headquarters
Ceremony scheduled for September 30 at 5 p.m.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Textron, Merlin Unveil Uncrewed SkyCourier Concept
Design study swaps the cockpit for a nose cargo door
Aircraft
Joby eVTOL Begins Week of Flights across North Texas
Project Nexus makes first flights under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Amprius Batteries Boost Energy for Long-endurance Drones
Second-generation SiCore battery cells reach 500 Wh/kg
Aircraft
France Receives Its First Falcon Albatros Patrol Jets
Dassault based the maritime patrol aircraft on the Falcon 2000LXS
Avionics
Honeywell Tests Magnetic Navigation in GPS-free Flight
Embraer 170 flew from Seattle to Alaska and back without GPS
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Robinson Unmanned R44 Airtruck Flies Offshore Cargo Demos
Remotely piloted R44 helicopter landed on an offshore-style deck at a Louisiana airport
Operations
Archer Plans City-to-city Tour with Midnight eVTOL
Midnight prototype will fly in Northern California, Texas, and Florida
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Elroy Air, Bristow Fly Autonomous Freighter in Louisiana
Hybrid-electric Chaparral drone makes first uncrewed eIPP flights
Aircraft
Regent Flies Electric Seaglider with Crew for First Time
Two captains held the prototype 33 feet above the water for 30 seconds
Aircraft
Horizon Begins Icing Tests for Cavorite X7 eVTOL
Icing approval would open year-round service to northern communities
