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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
FAA Grants Special Airworthiness Certificate for eFlyer
Bye Aerospace’s prototype is ready for flight testing
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
Fuel
Beyond Aero and French Airports Prepare for H2 Flights
Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur teams with hydrogen business jet developer
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
Training and Workforce
Cutting 'Traveled Work' Delays At Spirit Critical To 737 Output
Spirit AeroSystems workers give Leeham News and Analysis the inside track
Rotorcraft
Singaporean eVTOL Conducts Test Campaign In Germany
Flights with two scaled technology demonstrators will inform potential future iterations
Avionics
Ciconia C&CAS Demos Coordination, Collision Avoidance
Product enables aircraft to work together with no need for satcom or cellular communications
Rotorcraft
FAA Floats Special Conditions for Skyryse Fly-by-wire R66
Proposed rule addresses pilot awareness of control limits
Aircraft
Helsinki Evaluates Hybrid-electric Flight Connections
City officials and a local university are working with manufacturer Electra
Airports
Wisk Begins Building eVTOL Vertiport at Hollister Airport
Site will support both piloted and pilotless VTOL flight testing
Training and Workforce
Tapping Data to Safely Drive Up Aerospace Productivity
The lack of 3D data is holding back some aspects of manufacturing
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Saab Details Plans For Future Fighter Tech Demonstrators
At air force show, the company displayed mock-up of autonomous collaborative platform
Aircraft
Zuri Prepares to Fly Hybrid-electric Cargo Drone
Platform offers 100 kilogram payload and 300 nm range
Airlines
Skyhop Plans Island Routes With Noemi's Electric Seaplane
Agreement between start-ups could lead to orders for up to 15 aircraft
