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Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Ampaire Raises $19 Million for Hybrid-electric Airplanes
Financing supports Eco Caravan certification and hybrid-electric APU development
Aircraft
European Wildfires Fuel Case for New Water Bomber
French start-up Hynaero is developing an alternative to the Canadair firefighting aircraft
Engines
Lack of Funding Shuts Hydrogen Propulsion Pioneer Stralis
Australian start-up planned to convert Beechcraft Bonanza and 1900D aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Regent Demonstrates Seaglider Drone in U.S. Navy Exercise
Operational trials were held in Michigan during July
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Elroy Air Wins $46 Million Army Contract for Chaparral
Contract covers jam-resistant navigation and hardened communications links
Aircraft
Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans
Powered Swift logs first flights as start-up eyes civil and defense markets
Airports
Electra Demos Hybrid-electric Flights in Three States
FAA program tests links between small fields and major hubs
Charter & Fractional
Gold Coast Helitours To Operate SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft
Queensland-based operator has a fleet of Airbus and Robinson rotorcraft
Sustainability and Environment
Partners Trial Electric Air Services in Norway and Sweden
Green Flyways initiative is considering the potential for MD Aircraft's eViator commuter
Sustainability and Environment
North Atlantic Airspace-Scale Contrail Trial Underway
UK’s ‘Operation Blue Skies’ to redirect commercial traffic in Shanwick airspace
Aircraft
Horten Puts Flying Wing Aircraft Design Up For Sale
German blended-wing developer opts not to pursue project
ATC
Merlin Clears a Certification Hurdle for AI in the Cockpit
Milestone covers the software that talks to air traffic control
Aircraft
Noemi Taps Seaplane Demand in India and Philippines
Indian officials are reportedly willing to encourage new seaplane services
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Beta Is Turning Its eVTOL Competitors into Customers
Component sales boosted Beta’s second-quarter revenue
Aircraft
Beta's eVTOL Goes Hybrid To Fly Farther on Defense Missions
The MV250 is equipped with a GE turbogenerator that can produce one megawatt of power.
Aircraft
Heart Aerospace Flies X1 Electric Demonstrator Aircraft
X1 demonstrator largest all-electric aircraft ever flown
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Vertical Extends Cash Runway with Fresh eVTOL Funding
UK group says it will complete Valo eVTOL’s critical design review this year
Operations
Ultralight eVTOL Joins 911 Response in Rural N.C.
Paramedic pilot reached one patient 20 minutes before the ambulance
Aircraft
Joby To Buy Dayton Defense Firm in $500 Million Deal
Resonant Sciences will absorb Joby’s hybrid and autonomy programs
