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Accidents
Skyfly Secures $10 million To Commercialize eVTOL Aircraft
Hybrid-electric uncrewed defense variant also revealed
Regulations and Government
DOT’s Duffy at BACE: FAA Needs Better Cert Processes
Secretary Duffy spoke of need to pave way for safer technologies, AAM
Aircraft
Natilus’ Freighter Concept Awarded U.S. Defense Funding
Optionally-piloted blended-wing-body freighter to make first flight in 2028
Regulations and Government
FAA Clears Beta’s Alia eVTOL for Passenger Demo Flights
The fixed-wing Alia CX300 electric aircraft already holds a special airworthiness certificate
Operations
Five Norwegian Sites for Hybrid-Electric Flight Demos
Electra Aero to fly from various locations in late 2027
Aircraft
Archer Wraps Up Bay Area ‘No Roads’ eVTOL Demo Tour
Midnight prototype is now heading to Los Angeles for the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
Operations
FAA’s eVTOL Pilot Program Takes Flight across the U.S.
Bizav and general aviation airports become proving grounds for AAM
Rotorcraft
DTA Pitches Two-seat Hybrid eVTOL
French gyroplane maker brings its JP1 multicopter to NBAA-BACE
Operations
Skyportz To Test Full-Scale Vertiport Next Year
Fabrication of proprietary Aeroberm design now underway in Australia
Safety
Battery Fire at Archer’s San Jose Lab Forces Evacuation
Three people were hurt and about 100 evacuated after a test pack overheated
Operations
Beta Tests Electric Airplane as Medical Courier in Utah
Flights with Alpine Air tested delivery of short-lived radiopharmaceuticals
Engines
Zuri Selects Rotax Piston Engine for Hybrid VTOL Freighter
EdgePerformance has modified the Rotax 912 ULS to act as a generator
Sustainability and Environment
FlyOne Commits For 10 MDA1 eViator Electric Aircraft
Australian group plans various charter and aerial work applications
Engines
FAA Backs Heart’s Hybrid Powertrain Development
CLEEN award will help Heart flight-test its turbogenerator on the ES-36
Aircraft
AAM Innovators Converge on Ohio for Industry Forum
The National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence will host the fifth annual event
Aircraft
Folding Wingtips Present Challenge for Next Narrowbodies
‘Wing of Tomorrow’ saves fuel but won’t fit at today’s narrowbody gates
Sustainability and Environment
Altea Warns of Risks to Aviation Propulsion Revolution
Consultant says provisional sales announcements are poor indicators of program success
Sustainability and Environment
Composite Makers Prepare for Next Aerospace Challenge
New narrowbody airliners could see even greater use of composite materials
Aircraft
Inside Heart’s Hybrid-electric Airliner Redesign
CEO Anders Forslund explains why Heart returned to a series-hybrid design
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Northrop Grumman Starts Flying Talon Blue Combat Drone
Autonomous vehicle could compete for U.S. Air Force collaborative combat aircraft program
