Lilium CEO Klaus Roewe expects $100 million in loan guarantees from the German and Bavarian governments, while talks with France toward $200 million continue.
Sustainable aviation fuel cuts contrails; MTU progresses fuel cells; medical evacuation drone; and vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo drone in the UAE.
Swiss drone delivery startup Jedsy has launched an improved uncrewed air vehicle designed to expand its ability to deliver laboratory samples from rural into urban areas.
Volare Aviation subsidiary eVolare has signed binding purchase agreements with Lilium for four aircraft and reserved an additional 12 production slots.
Amazon has gained FAA approval for beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights of its cargo drones to expand its delivery area in College Station, Texas.
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.