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Civilian aviation news September 3, 2026

REGENT Viceroy Seaglider Completes Historic First Crewed Flight in World First for Electric Aviation

Aviation News – REGENT announced on September 2, 2026, that it has successfully completed the first crewed flight of its Viceroy wing-in-ground seaglider, marking a…

Civilian aviation news, Urban Transportation August 27, 2026

Electra Partnering with City of Helsinki to Transform Cross-Gulf Transit via Direct Aviation

Aviation News – Electra has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Helsinki and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences to explore Electra…

Civilian aviation news August 23, 2026

Loganair Secures Five BETA Technologies Electric Aircraft for 2029 Scottish Routes

AviationNews – Loganair has signed a term sheet with US-based BETA Technologies to acquire five all-electric ALIA CX300 conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) aircraft, with…

Electra EL9 Ultra Short selected for eIPP Program

Urban Transportation March 11, 2026

Electra Selected as Premier Private Partner for Trump Administration’s New Advanced Air Mobility Program

Aviation News – The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have named Electra as the premier private company participant in the Trump…

Alternative Propulsion, General Aviation News August 16, 2025

Swiss Eco-Adventurer Reaches New Heights in an Electric Plane

Swiss eco-adventurer Raphaël Domjan has set a new milestone in sustainable aviation by flying an electric aircraft to a breathtaking altitude of 9.5 kilometers (31,167…

Autoflight Aviation Technology AutoFlight eVTOL at Paris Air Show 2023 | Rob Vogelaar

Urban Transportation July 23, 2025

World’s First Fully Certified Ton-Class eVTOL Delivered to Guangzhou

Aviation News – 23 July 2025 In a landmark development for the global aviation industry, AutoFlight, a Shanghai-based eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) pioneer,…

Urban Transportation July 16, 2025

TCab Tech Signs Landmark $1 Billion eVTOL Deal with UAE’s Autocraft

16 July 2025 – Aviation NewsChinese eVTOL developer TCab Tech has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Emirati firm Autocraft to supply 350 E20 electric…

e-volo Volocopter 2X D-MEVC in flight at the Paris Airshow 2023.

Specials July 12, 2025

Urban Air Mobility Aircraft: Redefining City Transportation

Summer special 2025 Aviation News – July 12, 2025 Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft are a new class of air vehicles designed to operate in…

Urban Transportation June 16, 2025

Archer Expands “Launch Edition” Program with Agreement to Deploy Midnight Aircraft in Indonesia

Paris, France – June 16, 2025 – Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR) announced a new strategic partnership with Indonesian company PT. Industri Ketahanan Nasional (IKN)…

Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news February 26, 2021

Airbus exploring hybrid-electric aircraft technology

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is working on hybrid-electric propulsion among the options for reducing jetliner emissions, the European planemaker said on Friday. It disclosed the…

Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news May 22, 2019

Airbus and SAS Scandinavian Airlines sign hybrid and electric aircraft research agreement

Toulouse – Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SAS Scandinavian Airlines for hybrid and electric aircraft eco-system and infrastructure requirements research. The…