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Aircraft
NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Completes First Taxi Tests
Low-speed taxi validates steering and braking systems
Engines
ZeroAvia Builds Patent Portfolio for Hydrogen-electric Airliners
Start-up says it now holds 45 patents around its plans for hydrogen-electric powertrains
Regulations and Government
Asia-Pacific Regulators Issue eVTOL Air Taxi and Drone Guidance
20 aviation authorities have produced reference materials about advanced air mobility
Aircraft
What Shape Will the Next Generation of Airliners Take?
Part 1 of a series from new AIN Media Group title Leeham News and Analysis
Aircraft
Vertical Touts VX4 eVTOL Military Missions at UK’s RIAT Air Show
UK company’s eVTOL prototype flew from Cotswold Airport to the Fairford air force base
Aircraft
Regent Plans Military Variants for Viceroy Electric Seaglider
Options will include autonomous and hybrid-electric configurations
Aircraft
Hybrid Air Vehicles Targets U.S. Market for Airlander 10 Airship
HAV USA will be led by John Schumacher
Aircraft
Horizon and ZeroAvia Pursue Hydrogen-powered Cavorite VTOL Aircraft
Partners aim to integrate ZeroAvia’s 600-kilowatt ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Textron eAviation Expands Its Uncrewed Aircraft Family with Pipistrel’s Nuuva V300
Aircraft like this could change how cargo is transported.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Vertical Raises $60 Million for VX4 eVTOL Aircraft Development
UK start-up says it now has cash to support work on the four-passenger aircraft through mid-2026
Regulations and Government
EASA Issues Innovative Air Mobility Rules Covering eVTOL Aircraft
New means of compliance intended to support operations of new aircraft in Europe
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Joby Flies Hydrogen-powered UAS for 9 Hours
Hydrogen-electric JAI30 aircraft remains shrouded in secrecy
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Airo Group Will Open U.S. Drone Production Facility in IPO-backed Expansion
Company is seeking to capitalize on rising NATO and Pentagon defense spending
Charter & Fractional
Flyvbird Close to Launch of First AI-booked Air Charters
Network will start with German cities Friedrichshafen, Mönchengladbach, and Strausberg
Airlines
Cambodian Airline Will Connect Coastal Towns with Elfly’s Noemi
Start-up has committed to buy five of the nine-passenger electric amphibious aircraft
Aircraft
ERC Prepares To Fly Multi-role Romeo Demonstrator Aircraft
Twin-boom lift-and-cruise design will be available in both all-electric and hybrid-electric versions
Aircraft
DARPA Selects Bell for Next Phase of HSVTOL Development
Helicopter manufacturer will build an X-plane for Phase 2 of Pentagon’s SPRINT program
Engines
King Air Operator Plans Hybrid-electric Conversion with Dovetail
Zeusch Aviation flies medical, surveillance, mapping, and broadcast missions
Airports
Skyports Expands UAE Vertiport Plans with Ajman Partnership
The Ajman emirate aims to become a “smart city” by 2030
Environment
Researchers Tackle Tradeoffs in Aviation’s Climate Impact
Simply reducing aircraft fuel burn is not necessarily the greenest strategy
