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The U.S. air safety agency will release its plans in the Federal Register on June 14 and then allow 60 days to receive industry feedback.

Hydrogen is viewed by some as the fuel of the future for the air transport industry, but is it better used as a means for maker other synthetic eFuels?

A weekly roundup of significant achievements from companies and organizations working to transform aviation with new types of aircraft, propulsion systems, flight controls, and business models.

The Brazilian start-up is targeting applications including crop spraying and cargo deliveries for its all-electric aircraft, which will have a payload of 200 kilograms (440 pounds) and a range of 110 kilometers (70 miles).

Airport development specialist WSP is helping to ensure that gaps in long-term infrastructure planning don't stand in the way of new eVTOL and eSTOL aircraft.

The companies say electric propulsion will deliver much lower operating costs even if the purchase price of the new aircraft is higher.

The eVTOL aircraft developer, which is part of Hyundai Motor Group, is investing an undisclosed sum in TruWeather Solutions.

The U.S. aerospace group is working as a key program partner with at least five developers of new eVTOL aircraft.

Eve Air Mobility is working with suppliers and testing components for its prototype eVTOL aircraft.

The California start-up's CEO, Brian Yutko, confirmed that the company is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the aerospace and defense giant during a Boeing press conference in South Carolina.

The Coatesville, Pennsylvania factory produced Sikorsky S-76 and S-92 helicopters before Lockheed Martin closed it in 2022.

A weekly roundup of significant milestones and achievements from companies and organizations working to transform aviation with new types of aircraft, propulsion systems, flight controls, and business models.

The company's Jungfrau technology demonstrator made several flights last week from an airport in Germany using its new hydrogen-burning afterburner system.

Cargo drone start-up Dronamics says it has successfully completed the first flight of its flagship aircraft, the Black Swan.

Lyte Aviation is developing a 40-seat hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft called the SkyBus LA-44 that it says will have a range of up to 1,000 kilometers and speeds of 300 km/h.

The company is seeking concurrent U.S. and New Zealand approval for the supplemental type certificate under which it will convert the flight decks of existing aircraft.

With a 3.8-ton payload and range of up to 900 nm, the Kona is the smallest member of a planned family of autonomous freighters.

Swiss-based private aviation group Air-Dynamic has agreed to add five of the all-electric aircraft to its fleet.

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The International Business Aviation Council issued the eVTOL aircraft operator with its International Standards for Business Aircraft operators registration.