EasyJet and GKN on H2; Skyryse automates EMS; Seeing inside engines; Enabling 100% SAF; Cargo UAV that autorotates.

The composite stock price for advanced air mobility companies continued to drop over the past week, but the pace slowed slightly.

The U.S. House Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure on April 28 advanced bills to create the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation to develop the U.S. workforce, provide $200 million in grants to use drones to inspect infrastructure and create a two-year, $25 million pilot program to support development of infrastructure for advanced air mobility.

The service will focus on platforms to counter China including the B-21, NGAD and the F-35.

Hydrogen has the potential to enable completely emissions-free flight for most aircraft in the future. MTU Aero Engines has taken a closer look at its potential uses and the infrastructure it will require.

The OEM says longer certification timelines are a new fact of life as development woes and fixed-price contracts force first-quarter losses.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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