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Operations

Beta Flies Manufactured Organs in First eIPP Mission

Electric airplane carried United Therapeutics’ organ products
N336MR
Charter & Fractional

Japanese Air Charter Group Plans To Operate SD-05 eVTOLs

Japan Biz Aviation fleet includes HondaJets and Bell 429 helicopters
Japan eVTOL services
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
Sustainability and Environment

GKN-backed Start-up Focuses on Electric Motors

A joint venture with the University of Nottingham is a product of the H2Gear program
GKN Global Technology Center
Engines

Collins Advances Electric Thrust Reverser Technology

UK engineering center of excellence is focused on ElecTRAS improvements
Collins Aerospace engineering center of excellence
Aircraft

Inside AIN Media Group: Over 50 Years of Aviation News & Insights

The first word and last word in aviation.
Dassault Falcon 6X in flying display
Regulations and Government

Spike Aerospace: FAA Supersonic NPRM Steps Toward New Era

Rule is performance-based, encouraging innovation, company maintains
Spike Aerospace S-512
Aircraft

Radia Adds Partners for WindRunner Supersized Cargo Lifter

Military use cases could include carrying half a dozen Chinook helicopters
Radia WindRunner
Airports

Signature Plots AAM Strategy with UrbanV and Electra

Private aviation terminal operator could develop vertiports with partners
Electra EL9 Ultra Short aircraft with Signature Aviation
Aircraft

SkyDrive Builds Its Case for SD-05 eVTOL Certification

Wingless multicopter shapes certification strategy
SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Navy Evaluates Swarm Aero's Drone C2 Software

Recent FLEX exercise in Key West assessed coordination of air and sea assets
Fleet Experimentation exercise
Airlines

Korean Leasing Group Signs For eViator Electric Aircraft

Nine-passenger commuter could support new regional routes in Asia
MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator with Solyu
Safety

Wisk, Boeing Sued over eVTOL Software Safety Claims

Fired software manager alleges retaliation, discrimination
Wisk Aero's fifth-generation Cora prototypes sit in the company's hangar in Hollister, California, as a sixth-generation aircraft crosses the apron outside.
Training and Workforce

FAA Breaks Ground on AAM Test Range in Oklahoma City

Range supports eVTOL testing, training, and integration
U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA officials broke ground on the Vertical Procedures and Analysis Range
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Noise Rule for Supersonic Flight Over Land

NPRM seeks to end blanket overland ban
NASA’s X-59 in flight
Aircraft

Toyota and Joby Start eVTOL Manufacturing Joint Venture

Toyota will be the majority owner of the production company
Joby and Toyota fly eVTOL aircraft
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Skyryse and Robinson Develop Uncrewed R66 Helicopter

The SkyOS autonomous operating system will be integrated with the single-engine rotorcraft
Skyryse R66 flight trials
Aircraft

Beta and Surf Air Launch Electric Flight Trials in Hawaii

Six-week campaign tests inter-island cargo and passenger routes
The Alia CX300 CTOL (registration N401NZ) carries Surf Air branding while flying a demonstration route over Hawaii.
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