Hydrogen-propulsion startup ZeroAvia has partnered with the Royal Schiphol Group to launch zero-emission commercial passenger flights between Rotterdam The Hague Airport and London with a 19-seat aircraft in 2024.

In April, Rob Scholl was named senior vice president for eAviation at Textron, a new position within the industrial conglomerate. Previously senior vice president of sales and marketing at Textron Aviation, he talked to Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick about his new role leading the company’s exploration of the technologies reshaping aviation.

Elroy Air plans to grow in 2021 and 2022 as it continues to secure funding from a list of investors now topping 25 companies and equity funds.

Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with Mitsubishi’s CRJ support division, MHI RJ Aviation, to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion for regional jets, aiming for market availability in 2028.

Chinese Tesla rival XPeng has unveiled a “flying car,” a two-seat, supercar-style electric vehicle that transforms into a twin-rotor helicopter, under development by its affiliate HT Aero.

Boeing says it is in discussions with Middle Eastern countries about a light attack version of its T-7 Red Hawk jet trainer, one of a number of opportunities the company’s defense business is pursuing in the region.

The UK has laid out its plan to become a net-zero society with grand designs on how to reduce the carbon impact of aviation.

GKN Aerospace has opened its new Global Technology Center (GTC), which will prepare the technologies to help the company build components for the next generation of fuel-efficient aircraft.