Advanced air mobility startup Volocopter has secured fresh funding that is expected to finance the company beyond certification of the VoloCity multicopter.
A Japanese consortium has committed to invest $100 million in Aalto, the Airbus-owned spinoff company flying the Zephyr high-altitude, pseudo-satellite UAS.
The European Commission has approved up to $1.5 billion in state aid to support development and deployment of a hydrogen value chain for the transport sector.
CAE and its partners have passed the PDR for their program to electrify the Piper Archer training aircraft and are heading into detail design of the testbed.
The aircraft will rival the carrying capacity of the largest civilian helicopters but with lower operating costs and a far superior noise and emissions footprint.
Despite rising geopolitical tensions and economic strains, President and CEO Eric Trappier expressed confidence in Dassault’s market performance at EBACE.
EcoJet demonstrator evolves into advanced airborne lab role as Bombardier’s blended wing body business jet research effort continues second flight-test phase.
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