Charlotte Bailey
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Freelance writer for AIN.

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Sustainability and Environment

ICAO Urges Greater Member State CORSIA Cooperation

Eligible carbon credit offset scheme requires multi-national alignment
ICAO building with flag
Aircraft

Sora Aviation Completes Subscale S-1 eVTOL Testing

UK start-up says 30-passenger all-electric aircraft could enter service in 2031
Subscale demonstrator with proprotors on fuselage-mounted booms
Sustainability and Environment

Rolls-Royce's Hydrogen Capabilities Await Market Maturity

Efficiency of existing products remains key to OEM’s sustainability strategy
Rolls-Royce engine in test rig
Engines

Airbus and MTU Launch Hydrogen Propulsion Venture

New initiative focused on commercial applications for electric hydrogen fuel cell engines
Four-engine narrowbody digital rendering
Aircraft

Edgewing Gets $6.1 Billion for GCAP Fighter Development

Tri-national consortium awarded fresh funding following publication of UK Defense Investment Plan
GCAP Tempest aircraft concept in flight
Aircraft

NATO To Order Up to 10 Saab GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

Confirmed selection of Saab’s system announced at NATO’s Ankara summit
Article image
Aircraft

Ukraine Orders First 16 Saab Gripen E Fighters

Donated Swedish C/D variants in 2027 will precede delivery of new-build fighters
Gripen E airborne over Sweden
Training and Workforce

Loft Adds Axis Flight Challenger 350 Simulator

Level D-qualified training solution fourth to get FAA regulatory approval
People standing in front of flight simulator in hangar
Engines

Bombardier, Rolls-Royce Expand Engine Health Monitoring

Fully digital system makes business aviation debut with Pearl 15
Two engineers sitting at screen in front of Bombardier biz-jet
Rotorcraft

Belgium Accepts First Airbus H145M Helicopter

20 units on order as part of Armed Forces and Federal Police fleet renewal plan
Black H145M in flight
Sustainability and Environment

SAF Book-and-claim Could Cover Non-EU Airports

EBAA praises ‘encouraging direction’ amid ongoing lobbying efforts
Overview of front page of EASA sustainability portal website
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

DARPA's X-65 CRANE Project Moves Closer To First Flight

Experimental uncrewed aircraft set to evaluate active flow control mid-air
Novel triangular wing being fitted to X-65 fuselage
Rotorcraft

Valour Study Predicts 6,824 eVTOLs In Operation By 2050

Revised expectations feature a fleet largely based in China
EHang eVTOL operations in Guangzhou, China
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

M-346 Leads Baykar UCAV in Autonomous Formation Flight

Italian jet and Turkish drone carry out K-Swarm airborne trial
Kizilelma drone taking off from runway
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Honeywell Launches Kestrel Drone Navigation Solution

Compact, cost-effective system applicable to smaller UAS platforms
Drone flying over water at sunset
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Deutsche Aircraft Working On Multi-Role Support Drone

Uncrewed platform would complement multi-mission D328MR variant
Deutsche Aircraft is developing drones
Aircraft

Eve 100 eVTOL Set to Make Low-speed Transition Flight

Flight envelope expansion precedes first crewed mission in mid-2027
Eve eVTOL technology demonstrator in doorway of hangar
Aircraft

Embraer Touts Counter-UAS Role for A-29N Super Tucano

Light attack aircraft is evolving beyond existing NATO-standard variant
Grey A-29N in flight
Operations

IADA Adds 13 Accredited Members to Network

Additional verified professionals to strengthen professional bizjet community
Williams Tower against Houston skyline
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Schiebel Camcopter S-300 Selected for Anti-Sub Evaluation

European SWORD project to evaluate uncrewed platform in naval role
S-300 hovering above sea
Aircraft

Electra Makes First 'Ultra Short' Urban Demo Flight

EL2 technology demonstrator lands on pier in Charleston, South Carolina
Electra EL2 landing on pier alongside crowd
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

China's Volant Aerotech Secures Additional eVTOL Funding

New Series C investment to support 2027 certification goal
VE25-100 in flight
Sustainability and Environment

EU Rules Risk Energy-intensive SAF Production Strategies

Chalmers University of Technology urges expanded focus on gasification
Aircraft alongside wood-chip
Rotorcraft

France’s Dragon Firefighters Get New Airbus H145D3 Helicopters

French Sécurité Civile helicopters unit transitioning to Airbus H145D3 models
Crew members standing in front of H145-D3 in hangar
Aircraft

Cash Burn Shadows eVTOL Flight Test Gains

Developers tweak timelines as flight testing intensifies
Vertical VX4 flying with chase helicopter
Charter & Fractional

Business Aviation Still a Stable Investment Opportunity

Jefferies analysis highlights post-pandemic resilience of sector
Signature North at KPBI
Operations

St. Barth Executive Expands Caribbean Operations

Nine-seat Tecnam P2012 STOL marks fleet expansion
Family on ramp alongside Tecnam P2012 STOL
Rotorcraft

SkyDrive Consortium Eyes Commercial eVTOL Services By 2028

Japanese companies say 100 air taxis could be operational around Osaka in 2035
SkyDrive’s SD-05 eVTOL flies over the Osakako Vertiport during Expo 2025 demonstrations in Osaka, Japan.
Sustainability and Environment

Modified R44 Flies Hydrogen-electric Helicopter Circuit

Unither Bioélectronique expands envelope of experimental aircraft
R44 Helicopter hovering
Rotorcraft

Airbus and Lindo Explore HEMS Cabin Disinfection

Medical helicopters could adopt antimicrobial blue light technology
Signing partnership