FutureFlight

Sikorsky Unveils Uncrewed Black Hawk Variant

Autonomous U-Hawk replaces the Black Hawk’s cockpit with a cargo door

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

October 13, 2025

S-70UAS U-Hawk

Electra Selects Evolito to Power EL9 Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

UK start-up will supply eight electric propulsion systems for each aircraft

October 13, 2025

Evolito electric propulsion units

Boom Supersonic Makes NBAA-BACE Debut

Could a supersonic business jet be on the horizon?

October 12, 2025

Boom Overture

FBO Groups Make Plans for eVTOL Air Taxi Services

The Signature, Atlantic, Avflight, and Clay Lacy chains are all investing

October 10, 2025

Wisk eVTOL aircraft at Signature Aviation

Sikorsky Unveils Nomad Family of Autonomous Drones

Hybrid-electric VTOL cargo drones designed to scale for multiple missions

October 9, 2025

Sikorsky’s Nomad family of drones

Project Newborn Team Targets Hydrogen Flights in 2028

Integrated system assembly of hydrogen fuel cell powertrain expected by year-end

October 9, 2025

Honeywell's Brno facility in the Czech Republic

Blade Returns to NBAA as New Owner Joby Preps for Service

Joby bought Blade in August and is integrating the service into the Uber app

Charter & Fractional

October 8, 2025

Joby eVTOL

Atlantic Aviation Selects Vertiport Real Estate Partner

Partners will focus on sites in California, New York, and Florida

October 7, 2025

Atlantic Aviation and Archer Aviation vertiport concept

NBAA, VAI Critical of FAA Part 108 BVLOS Drone Rule

Electronic conspicuity is needed but there is no widespread agreement on technology standards

October 7, 2025

Small Combat Drone Engines Begin Ground Tests

Major engine manufacturers look to power collaborative combat aircraft

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

October 6, 2025

Pratt & Whitney CCA small engine

Archer and Joby Demonstrate eVTOL Flight at Salinas Airshow

Both electric aircraft were extremely quiet as they flew over the Salinas Airport runways

October 6, 2025

Joby eVTOL aircraft

Airco’s e-SAF Facility To Validate Scalable Technology

Company intends to turn carbon dioxide from air into electro-synthetic sustainable aviation fuel

October 5, 2025

Airco e-SAF facility in Brooklyn

MightyFly To Launch Medical Drone Deliveries in California

Hybrid-electric cargo drone maker inks $50 million contract with healthcare logistics provider

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

October 2, 2025

MightyFly’s Cento aircraft

Additive Manufacturing Could Solve Fuel Cell Thermal Management Challenge

Conflux brings Formula 1 design pedigree to aerospace projects

October 2, 2025

Conflux Technology additive manufacturing

Beyond Aero Demos Bizjet Hydrogen Propulsion System

French start-up is developing an eight-seat business jet

October 1, 2025

Beyond Aero BYA-1 business jet

Electra’s Footprint Grows as Hybrid ‘Ultra Short’ Aircraft Gains Momentum

Company announces expansions to facilities in Virginia and Switzerland

Training and Workforce

September 30, 2025

Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short

Beta Set for IPO with Plans for More Electric Aircraft

U.S. start-up shares plans to expand its portfolio

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

September 30, 2025

New Beta Technologies aircraft

Airlines and Safran Back New SAF Production Process

A Series B funding round raised $28 million for the Oxford University start-up

September 30, 2025

OXCCU SAF production

Joby, Skyports Ink Air Taxi Deal in UAE Emirate

Service is expected to begin there in 2027

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

September 29, 2025

Artist rendering of proposed vertiport in Ras Al Khaimah

General Dynamics Enlists Beta for Undersea Vehicle Propulsion

Alliance with the U.S. defense giant follows a recent investment in Beta by GE Aerospace

September 29, 2025

Beta Technologies