Aerospace

Lilium has begun producing battery packs for the first prototype Lilium Jet.

Czech startup Zuri has completed a large-scale ground testbed for its planned five-seat hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Supported by Itochu, Germany’s Wingcopter has applied for Japanese certification of its Wingcopter 198 delivery drone.

Scandinavian Seaplanes, Norway’s largest seaplane operator, has signed a strategic partnership with Dovetail Electric Aviation to electrify its fleet.

Moya Aero is preparing to test automated takeoff, flight to predefined points, return to home and landing on its demonstrator eVTOL.

Organizations are making progress but still debating the best way to prevent contrail formation.

SOPRA STERIA established a subsidiary in Toronto/Montreal Canada.

KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES was selected by Eve to supply pylons (to support electric power units and eight lift propellers) for its eVTOL aircraft under development; Eve’s eVTOL is scheduled to begin deliveries and enter service in '26.

MONTE teamed with Natilus to provide leasing/financing options for customers of the Kona blended-wing-body aircraft.

ENAER signed two agreements with Embraer to provide component manufacturing and maintenance for A-29s, C-390s and E-Jets in Chile.

AAR extended/expanded V2500 component distribution agreement with Sumitomo Precision Products, adding all starter and valve subcomponents to deal that originally included the pneumatic starter and starter control valve.

Electric Power Systems (EPS) has unveiled a new battery, the Electric Propulsion ion Core Ecosystem 2.0 (EPIC 2.0), that promises 90 min. of power for flight and 30 min. of reserve power.

The AAM Stock Composite declined 8% during the week ending April 12, dragged lower by broad-based selling among air taxi OEMs.

The agreement also covers the study, verification and commercialization of other crops as camelina, carinata, and winter canola in North America.

Eve Air Mobility has chosen Korea Aerospace Industries to supply the pylons for its electric air taxi, the first supply deal for the OEM in the AAM market.

GoAero's competition to develop a VTOL aircraft for emergency-response missions has revised its rules in a bid to open up the contest to more teams.

Natilus' regional cargo feeder is the first in a planned family of blended-wing-body uncrewed aircraft.

Japan backs aircraft electrification; flying warehouse for delivery drones; certifying autonomous flight; silicon batteries for eVTOL.

A widening gap between the well-capitalized and poorly capitalized startups suggests that not all the publicly traded players will make it to entry into service

The U.S. will contribute the launch service, aerobraking engines and radioisotope heater units.

The small rover would travel to the Moon aboard the company’s Resilience lunar lander as part of the Hakuto-R Mission 2.

Under the Wilbur Air brand, the company plans to operate a range of aircraft from heavy-lift cargo drones to regional passenger airliners.

Following on from used cooking fats, plant seeds and even air, a UK company is planning to convert processed human waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Wisk plans to fly the first prototype of its sixth-generation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft this year.

The pair of orders came from Air2E, a German sustainable business travel startup, and Hopscotch Air, a private aviation company based in New York.