With no major aircraft engine makers signing up for the Overture supersonic airliner program, Boom has turned to a trio of second-tier partners to develop the Symphony turbofan engine. These include Florida Turbine Technologies, a unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, which will design the engine; GE Additive for consulting on additive manufacturing technology; and StandardAero for engine maintenance.

The USim uncrewed traffic management platform developed by Airbus's Acubed innovation center is already being used by agencies including NASA, the FAA, EASA, and Eurocontrol. This week, the company announced the readiness of the latest version of the software, which it plans to make available to companies developing technology including eVTOL aircraft and all aspects of the advanced air mobility ecosystem.

At ZeroAvia's recent annual Hydrogen Aviation Summit, airline executives discussed their strategies for adding hydrogen-powered aircraft to their commercial fleets. ZeroAvia is one of several aerospace companies working to introduce hydrogen-powered airliners within the next decade.

California-based eVTOL developer Joby Aviation has partnered with New York City’s Aviation High School to help prepare the next generation of aircraft engineers for “the electric age of flight.”  

Using its new design for a lightweight turbofan engine, Brazil's Tupan Aircraft is bringing a trio of hybrid-electric cargo drones to market. The vehicles will be able to carry loads of up to 600 kilograms on flights of up to 1,200 kilometers. The company eventually aims to develop a passenger-carrying aircraft.

The world-famous CERN laboratory's large hadron collider could yield results in Airbus's efforts to harness superconductivity technology to make future airliners more energy-efficient. The European aircraft manufacturer is also focused on cryogenics, continuous descents, and biomimicry techniques, applying lessons from birds that could result in more efficient flight.

Eve Air Mobility, an eVTOL aircraft maker backed by major Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer, announced that it has signed a letter of intent with advanced air mobility start-up FlyBIS to develop eVTOL operations in South America. As part of the deal, FlyBIS has provisionally agreed to purchase up to 40 of Eve’s eVTOL aircraft. 

According to a new video posted by Volocopter, the German eVTOL aircraft developer seems to have quietly rebranded the largest of the three vehicles it has in development. The four-passenger VoloConnect appears under the new name VoloRegion, promising a range of 100 kilometers (63 miles) and a cruise speed of 180 km/h (110 mph). The video shows the aircraft's distinctive architecture, based on a twin-boom wing and a V-shaped tail section with a pair of ducted fans for horizontal flight and six electric motor/rotor units for vertical lift. No explanation for the name change is offered, with the company confirming that VoloRegion is part of a trio of products that also includes the two-seat VoloCity air taxi and uncrewed VoloDrone light freighter.

Terrafugia is advancing plans for a flying car called the Transition, and an eVTOL aircraft designated the TF-2. However, the current status of these programs under the leadership of Chinese automotive group Geely remained unclear as of the end of 2022.