Sweden’s Heart Aerospace may have moved up to 30 seats to increase the appeal of its planned electric regional airliner, but French startup Aura Aero continues to pursue a 19-seater and has announced letters of intent for another 130 aircraft, taking the total to more than 330.

The first crewed electric vertical takeoff and landing flight in Italian airspace has been conducted from the country’s first fully functional vertiport at Rome’s Fiumicino International Airport.

Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has acquired HyPoint, a startup developing high power-density hydrogen fuel cells for aviation.

Omaha, Nebraska-based charter and aircraft management company UltraAir has been acquired by Four Corners Aviation. 

DC Aviation Al-Futtaim (DCAF) has announced the appointment of Christopher Eden as director of ground operations.

Lessors have played a major role in boosting the conditional orderbooks of electric aircraft startups, from Avolon’s preorder for 500 Vertical Aerospace four-passenger air taxis to Rockton’s letter of intent for 40 Heart Aerospace 30-seat regional airliners.

Continuing a 65-year tradition of honoring innovators, extraordinary achievements and exemplary leadership in the aerospace, defense and aviation industries, Aviation Week Network’s editors announce the winners of the 2022 Laureate Awards. Scroll through this gallery to see the five winners for business aviation.

South Korean telecommunications provider KT has completed the country’s first 5G wireless network dedicated to urban air mobility.