Advanced Air Mobility

French startup Aura Aero flew its Integral S training aircraft for the first time on July 28 from Toulouse-Francazal airport.

Some startups—including Netherlands-based PAL-V and California-based Alef Aeronautics—believe flying cars might offer a more efficient solution.

Russia is developing technology for a hybrid-electric regional airliner, with plans to fly a demonstrator in 2026, news agency Tass says.

Aerofugia is a subsidiary of Chinese carmaker Geely.

China’s AutoFlight is claiming a world first with the formation flight of three prototypes of its planned Prosperity 1 air taxi.

Ribbit is a Toronto-based startup that is using autonomy to help improve air cargo access to far-flung communities in Northern Canada.

Diamond Aircraft completed the first flight of its eDA40 electric training aircraft from Weiner Neustadt, Austria, on July 20.

Wisk Aero remotely flew the aircraft for four minutes over Runway 18/36 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is to collaborate with Heart Aerospace to define the power distribution system for the Swedish startup’s planned ES-30 electric regional airliner.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has secured an investment from Statkraft Ventures, a fund that specializes in energy transition and clean technology.

Colorado-based vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) startup XTI Aircraft has announced a reverse merger with real-time location services provider Inpixon.

Most airline close calls happened within 1 1/2 mi. of a runway approach or departure zone.

United says it is exploring options to move its Aviate pilot training academy to electric-powered aircraft and away from internal combustion.

Comac Times (Shanghai) Aviation has been set up to supply aerospace components and batteries as China looks to develop electrically powered aircraft.

The FAA has published an implementation plan for advanced air mobility, part of a proposed public-private initiative called Innovate28 (I28).

Eve Air Mobility and its parent company Embraer have announced the selection of the first air taxi manufacturing plant in Brazil, located in the city of Taubate in Sao Paulo state.

The FAA is proposing changes to the regulations for light-sport aircraft (LSA) that would allow electric propulsion systems and simplified flight controls.

Having received U.S. FAA approval for their continuous autopilot system certification plan, Reliable Robotics says it will now shift to testing and validation.

Hybrid-electric propulsion pioneer Ampaire has acquired Talyn Air, a U.S. startup developing an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin won £1.86 million ($2.43 million) contracts for an initial phase of the Merlin Out of Service Date Extension Program.

The 23%-scale powered model is being tested in the RUAG wind tunnel in Emmen, Switzerland.

The first free flight of the VX4 took off from historic Cotswold Airport in Kemble, a village in Gloucestershire, England.

The new document introduces the FAA’s planned Innovate28 (I28) initiative.

Greenport International Airport is a planned private general aviation airport being built on a more than 5,000-ft.2 campus located 17 mi. from Austin.

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