AXISCADES signed MOU with Indra to manufacture in India several Indra solutions, including TACAN antennas and distance measuring equipment (DME) for inflight info/countermeasure systems to protect aircraft from MANPADS.
MAEVE AEROSPACE, Germany signed Japan Airlines and JAL Engineering to collaborate on development of hybrid-electric MAEVE Jet regional aircraft; 76-pax MJ500 is designed to fly 1,200 nm/cruise at Mach 0.75 at 20% lower cost.
U.S. FBO company Signature Aviation and Italian vertiport startup UrbanV have partnered to explore the development of a network of vertiports across the U.S.
Five national aviation authorities have released a road map to minimize differences in certification regulations for eVTOL aircraft in the U.S. and elsewhere.
The UK government has awarded funding to support two projects to advance hydrogen-electric propulsion for next-generation regional aircraft and air taxis.