Helicopter lessor LCI has been bolstered by investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.

In an interview, ATR CEO Nathalie Tarnaud Laude says she is planning on progressively increasing the OEM’s annual output to 80 aircraft.

Japan’s Yamato Holdings has invested in Regent to expand the market for its wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to include parcel delivery and logistics.

French aircraft developer Survey Copter has unveiled a vertical-takeoff-and-landing-capable UAS targeted for use by special forces.

Europe and China are investing at least 10 times the amount NASA and the FAA are spending annually for public-private R&D efforts on aeronautics.

The KM-120 is designed for easy retrofit and factory installation in aircraft powered by small piston aeroengines.

Zipline’s home delivery drone; Amprius’ 500 Wh/kg battery; Ampaire flies for ARPA-E; and Wingcopter goes hydrogen.

In Europe’s Clean Aviation project, no funding exists for SAF-related technology—not in aircraft engines or SAF production.