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FBOs
Signature and UrbanV Team Up for Vertiport Development
Two companies will leverage their specific strengths to push AAM growth
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Electric Aviation Sparks Innovation at Connectivity Specialist
TE Connectivity is showcasing how it is meeting the power management needs of new electric aircraft
Aircraft
JetZero‘s Blended-wing-body Airliner Passes Critical Design Review
The BWB concept could compete with the Boeing-Airbus duopoly
Engines
Immersion Cooling Could Deliver Lighter, Safer Batteries
Partnership will use AmpCool cooling fluid with DovePack battery systems for electric aircraft
Aircraft
White House Directs FAA To Lift Supersonic Overland Flight Ban
White House calls for action within 180 days
Aircraft
Jekta Starts Flight Trials with Amphibious Aircraft Demonstrator
1:9 scaled model of the PHA-ZE 100 will be used to validate digital simulations
Engines
Horizon Boosted by Transition Flight with Cavorite VTOL Demonstrator
Canadian start-up is now beginning to assemble full-scale hybrid-electric prototype
Aircraft
Otto’s Phantom Bizjet Promises Midsize Performance and Comfort
All-composite light jet will feature windowless cabin
Engines
VoltAero Launches Hybrid-electric Powertrain for Kit-built Aircraft
HPU 210 uses a Kawasaki motorcycle engine combined with an electric motor and batteries
Airports
UrbanV Partners With eVTOL Operator FFG to Develop Vertiport Network
Test operations could begin in Rome during 2026
Aircraft
Saudi Group Agrees to be Distributor For Joby's eVTOL Aircraft
Agreement calls for orders of up to 200 of Joby's four-passenger vehicles
Charter & Fractional
Beta Makes First Electric Flight into New York City Airport
Energy cost for 45-minute flight into JFK was just $7
Aircraft
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Starts Piloted Test Flights
First pilot-on-board flights featured conventional takeoffs and landings
Aircraft
Hermeus Begins Flight-test Campaign with Quarterhorse Mk 1
Aircraft will test landing and takeoff capabilities
Aircraft
Logistics Giant Kuehne+Nagel Teams with Natilus on Blended-wing-body Freighters
A joint study will quantify the environmental, economic, and operational impact of BWBs
Aircraft
Deutsche Aircraft Rolls Out First D328eco Regional Prototype
The twin turboprop was unveiled at an event in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Aircraft
Vertical Makes Piloted Wingborne eVTOL Flight in Open Airspace
VX4 prototype flew under an extended permit to fly from Cotswold Airport
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Air’s Uncrewed Cargo eVTOL Conducts Night Flight Trials
Undisclosed logistics customer will operate 550-pound payload vehicle under an experimental license
Aircraft
Beta's Alia CX300 Electric Aircraft Starts European Tour in Ireland
Flight demonstrations were conducted this week from Shannon Airport
Engines
Scotland Backs ZeroAvia's Hydrogen Propulsion Manufacturing Site
$12 million in funding released to support Hydrogen Center of Excellence
