Hanneke Weitering
Science & Technology Editor
Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She is now based in Seattle near Boeing Field and spends her free time exploring nature in the Pacific Northwest.
Latest from Hanneke Weitering
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CAE Develops AAM Mixed-reality Trainer, Teams with Piper on Electric Archer STC
Aviation training group CAE is developing a flight trainer to address the emerging needs of the advanced air mobility sector.
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Embraer, BAE Strengthen Plans To Use Eve's eVTOL for Defense Applications
Embraer and BAE have signed a letter of intent with Eve Air Mobility to potentially order up to 150 of Eve's eVTOL vehicles to be used for defense and security applications.
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Avmax Orders 20 Universal Hydrogen Conversion Kits for Regional Airliners
Avmax Aircraft Leasing has signed a deal with Universal Hydrogen to convert 20 regional aircraft to run on “green” hydrogen, the companies announced on Tuesday.
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Archer Selects FACC To Supply eVTOL Fuselage and Wing Elements
Archer Aviation has selected the Austrian aerostructures manufacturer FACC to supply elements of the fuselage and wing for its eVTOL aircraft
Aircraft
Virgin Atlantic To Fly eVTOL Air Taxi Trials in the UK
Test flights with Vertical's VX4 eVTOL aircraft will be from London's Heathrow and City airports, as well as from Bristol and two smaller UK airfields.
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SkyDrive Picks Toray To Supply Composites for Personal eVTOL
Toray Carbon Magic will develop the structure of SkyDrive's SD-05 personal eVTOL vehicle using advanced carbon fiber-reinforced plastics.
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American Airlines Commits to Purchasing 50 eVTOL from Vertical Aerospace
Vertical has also secured a preorder from the European business jet operator FlyingGroup for another 50 VX4 eVTOLs.
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VIP Chauffeur Service Plans to Buy 10 Manta ANN Hybrid-Electric Air Taxis
The luxury chauffeur service Naylam Technologies has entered into an agreement with Manta Aircraft Italia to buy 10 ANN hybrid-electric VTOL/STOL aircraft.
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UK's Future Flight Challenge Funds New 'Advanced Mobility Ecosystem Consortium'
The consortium received £9.5 million ($11.3 million) to accelerate the introduction of advanced air mobility in the UK.
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Merlin Labs Raises $105 Million, Partners with U.S. Air Force for Autonomous Flights
Merlin Labs will produce an autonomous flight control system for the Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules.
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Cranfield Aerospace Secures First Customer for Modified 'Green' Islander Aircraft
Cranfield will supply Evia Aero with 10 hydrogen fuel cell conversion kits for its fleet of "green" Britten-Norman Islander aircraft.
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V-Star To Bring Next-generation VTOL Aircraft to South Australia
A new aviation company based in Adelaide, Australia, plans to bring advanced air mobility to the land Down Under.
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Bristow Commits To Ordering 100 Chaparral VTOL Freighters from Elroy Air
Houston-based helicopter operator Bristow Helicopters plans to purchase 100 Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft from Elroy Air.
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Air One Personal eVTOL Aircraft Achieves First Hover Test
The prototype starts test flights in northern Israel on June 21 as part of plans to bring the personal eVTOL vehicle to market in 2024.
Aircraft
AeroDelft Student Team Flies Hydrogen Phoenix Prototype
The battery-powered prototype aced its initial test flight on June 14, and the full-scale model made its debut taxi run on July 7.
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AeroDelft Student Team Flies First Prototype of ‘Phoenix’ Hydrogen-powered Aircraft
The student-led team also revealed the larger Phoenix Full Scale with a taxi run at Breda International Airport in the Netherlands.
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Toray Will Provide Advanced Composites for Overair's Butterfly eVTOL Prototype
California-based eVTOL start-up Overair has selected Toray Composite Materials America to supply advanced materials for its Butterfly electric air taxi prototype.
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Molicel’s Lithium-ion Batteries Will Power Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 eVTOL
Vertical Aerospace is partnering with Molicel to supply high-power battery cells for Vertical’s VX4 eVTOL aircraft.
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Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 Makes Progress Toward FAA Approval
Bye has already received FAA approval for 15 of the 16 system-specific certification plans (SSCPs) for the full means of compliance certification, and it expects the last one to be approved by the end of July.
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Savback Will Distribute 'Speeder' Utility VTOL Aircraft in Nordic Countries
Savback Helicopters will handle sales and marketing of Mayman Aerospace's "Speeder" high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (HSVTOL) aircraft in northern Europe.
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Airbus Picks German Automotive Partners to Design CityAirbus NextGen Air Taxi's Rear Fuselage
KLK Motorsport and Gerg GmbH will design the aircraft's rear fuselage.
Execujet Haite and Metrojet Acquiring Funian Aviation
Execujet Haite and Metrojet have announced their joint acquisition of Funian Aviation, a deal that is expected to be completed in July.
Airports
World Fuel Brings Neste MY SAF to Paris Le Bourget
World Fuel Services is now an authorized distributor of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
