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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
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
Rotorcraft
FAA Floats Special Conditions for Skyryse Fly-by-wire R66
Proposed rule addresses pilot awareness of control limits
Airports
Wisk Begins Building eVTOL Vertiport at Hollister Airport
Site will support both piloted and pilotless VTOL flight testing
Aircraft
Archer, AEG To Develop eVTOL Vertiport in Los Angeles
A Midnight aircraft is on display in Los Angeles this week
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Ampaire Raises $19 Million for Hybrid-electric Airplanes
Financing supports Eco Caravan certification and hybrid-electric APU development
Training and Workforce
NASA Commits $10.5 Million to Workforce Pipeline
Community colleges will lead the training effort
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Elroy Air Wins $46 Million Army Contract for Chaparral
Contract covers jam-resistant navigation and hardened communications links
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
ATC
Merlin Clears a Certification Hurdle for AI in the Cockpit
Milestone covers the software that talks to air traffic control
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Beta Is Turning Its eVTOL Competitors into Customers
Component sales boosted Beta’s second-quarter revenue
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
