Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The concept pairs a certified, in-production freighter with Merlin’s autonomy software, aiming to fill a gap between small tactical delivery drones and full-size military airlifters. TEXTRON AND MERLIN INTRODUCE CESSNA SKYCOURIER UX CONCEPT AIRCRAFT Textron Aviation and Merlin, Inc. introduced a concept Cessna SkyCourier UX aircraft on 14 September at the Air, Space & […]
America’s Consortium for Electric Skyways plans to build interoperable charging infrastructure across the Texas Triangle to support the state’s federally backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program. ACES CONSORTIUM TO BUILD AIR TAXI CHARGING NETWORK ACROSS TEXAS America’s Consortium for Electric Skyways (ACES), launched by Archer Aviation, BETA Technologies and Macquarie Capital, has announced plans to
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Lockheed Martin is sponsoring the GoAERO prize competition for autonomy-enabled emergency-response aircraft, a commitment the company frames against the flight record of its Sikorsky MATRIX autonomy system and its EMBERPOINT wildfire response venture. SPONSORSHIP BACKED BY A GROWING AUTONOMY TRACK RECORD Lockheed Martin is sponsoring the GoAERO prize competition, funding its planning, logistics and
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Eve Air Mobility and Thai aerospace company RV Connex have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on regulatory development for Thailand’s advanced air mobility industry, evaluating operational scenarios, safety requirements, airspace rules and infrastructure needs specific to the Thai aviation system. REGULATION BEFORE AIRCRAFT Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex Co., Ltd. are
Tuskegee University has been awarded $550,000 in federal research funding to establish a Comprehensive Instrumentation Suite for Experimental Aerospace Measurements, supporting work on low-speed aerodynamics and flight controls for rotary-wing, fixed-wing and advanced air mobility configurations. INSTRUMENTATION FOR FLOW PHYSICS AND MULTI-ROTOR INTERACTION Tuskegee University has been awarded a $550,000 research grant from the
Leonardo has launched a new challenge on its Solvers Wanted technology scouting platform seeking technologies for In-Situ Resource Utilisation on the Moon and other planetary bodies, offering selected projects up to €50,000 each and a 12-to-18-month co-development programme with the company’s Space teams. Applications close on 30 September. FOUR TECHNOLOGY AREAS COVERING THE LUNAR RESOURCE
Safran Helicopter Engines and Aura Aero have signed an agreement covering the development and integration of Safran turbogenerators for the ERA prototype, defining the propulsion architecture of the 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft — eight electric propulsion units powered by two 600 kW TG600 turbogenerators derived from the Arrano engine — and clearing the path towards
The Department for Transport has announced the eight successful projects in round one of its Zero Emission Flight Demonstrator competition, distributing approximately £7.2 million in public funding against total project costs of £11.5 million — with the majority directed not at aircraft development but at the hydrogen refuelling and electric charging infrastructure that zero-emission aircraft
Eve Air Mobility and Moov have signed a Letter of Intent at Farnborough International Airshow for up to 30 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, targeting sightseeing, airport shuttle, regional inter-island mobility and medical transport services across Cabo Verde’s Atlantic archipelago. ATLANTIC ARCHIPELAGO IDENTIFIED AS HIGH-POTENTIAL EVTOL MARKET Eve Air Mobility and Moov, a
ZeroAvia and Safran have announced a technology partnership combining ZeroAvia’s aerospace fuel cell systems expertise with Safran’s certified electric propulsion heritage, focused on accelerating hydrogen-electric propulsion development — with particular emphasis on High-Temperature fuel cell architectures suited to the most demanding aviation applications. TWO COMPLEMENTARY PORTFOLIOS UNITE BEHIND HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC MATURATION ZeroAvia and Safran have
