A German startup plans to demonstrate the weight-saving structural integration of a battery system into a wing as the first step toward developing a nine-passenger all-electric regional airliner with a range of 270 nm.

The flight, which marked the first time Roc had flown at altitudes required for effective launch trajectories of Stratolaunch’s Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle, lasted just over three hours.

The deal, valued by manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles as potentially in excess of $600 million, gives Air Nostrum the option of receiving up to 10 of the 100-seat aircraft.

In March 2022, Embraer has launched a project with the Greater Zurich Area that includes Daedalean, Near Earth Autonomy, Iris Automation, Ansys from the U.S. and Motora.ai from Brazil.

Tier 1 Engineering has begun flying its electric Robinson R44 helicopter with the 350-kW MagniX magni350 electric propulsion unit planned for the production conversion.

The U.S. Air Force now expects to make a production decision on the MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter in January 2023, a total slip of about 16 months.

Regional turboprop lessor Monte Aircraft Leasing has agreed to purchase up to 100 hydrogen-electric powertrains from zero-emission propulsion startup ZeroAvia for installation on new and existing Cessna Caravans and De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters as well as Dornier 228s and HAL-228s.

Airlines and lessors are increasingly vocal about Boeing aircraft delays.