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2024
3 October

ReleaseSkyryse receives FAA certificate to take next step toward production of Skyryse One

3 October

ReleaseVIPC awards technology commercialization grant to Tidal Flight to drive coastal transportation toward a more sustainable and affordable future

3 October Toyota Motor Corporation Operating Officer Tetsuo “Ted” Ogawa and Joby Aviation's founder and CEO, JoeBen Bevirt, strengthen their relationship with Toyota’s announced $500m investment in Joby, marked by a formal signing ceremony at Toyota’s North American regional headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Toyota to invest $500 million in Joby Aviation

Toyota engineers now work side-by-side with the Joby team in California, and, in 2023, the two companies signed a long-term agreement for Toyota to supply key powertrain and actuation components.

3 October Yves Weerts (CEO and President of Weerts Group) and Nico Neumann (COO of Deutsche Aircraft).

Deutsche Aircraft partners with Weerts for D328eco's assembly line

The line will incorporate cutting-edge technologies and processes, ensuring a 100% digital and paperless production environment. Automated and driverless transport systems will streamline operations.

3 October PFV01, a prototype with the same aerodynamic profile as Radian's AV09 design iteration, performed a series of pitch-up manoeuvers and short hops, collecting critical data from integrated telemetry systems.

Radian completes taxi tests of prototype flight vehicle

Radian's engineering team focused on tuning the flight control systems and assessing the alignment of the real-world data to analytical predictions. The prototype was fitted with various telemetry systems.

1 October

ReleaseSkydweller Aero successfully completes initial uncrewed flight test campaign

1 October

ReleaseAV successfully flight tests new solar-powered aircraft, redefines stratospheric payload capabilities

1 October

ReleaseREGENT begins next phase of full-scale Seaglider prototype development

1 October

ReleaseDefense Innovation Unit's NSIC awards $2M to Parallel Flight Technologies to continue advancement of UAS capabilities

30 September

ReleaseEmbraer signs Memorandum of Understanding with Mexico's Aerospace Industry Federation with support from Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Affairs

30 September

ReleaseSea Cheetah unveils plans for hydrogen-electric Wing-in-Ground-Effect vessel in new partnership with H3 Dynamics

30 September

ReleaseFokker Next Gen strengthens ties through MOU with Northern Netherlands region to establish hydrogen aircraft assembly hall

30 September

ReleaseTaiwan and Oklahoma’s drone industry formally formed an alliance

26 September The B-21 Raider flight test performance data continues to align with digital model predictions.

Testing continues apace as Raider lives up to digital promise

Northrop Grumman's CTF team has demonstrated it can execute multiple flight test events within the span of a week. The company's digital ecosystem is enabling test data analysis, updates and rapid return to flight test.

26 September

ReleaseMayman Aerospace completes successful flight tests of its Razor VTOL aircraft

24 September

ReleaseSkyDrive and Braid Technologies collaborate on advanced aeronautic engineering project through AI

23 September

ReleaseElectra conducts multiple flight demonstrations of Ultra Short Aircraft for U.S. military

23 September

ReleasePyka secures $40M Series B to advance commercialization of dual-use autonomous electric aircraft

20 September

ReleaseThe new AW249 in the air for the first operational exercise

20 September

ReleaseSora Aviation commences battery test campaign in partnership with the University of Bath and IAAPS

19 September

ReleaseLuftCar achieves major milestone with patent approval for its invention in the air-to-road docking system

19 September

ReleaseAlef signs mass manufacturing flying car agreement

19 September

ReleaseVarious PTDI Aviation Technology innovations, starting from existing aircraft development to future air transportation

19 September Textron Aviation has been designing and manufacturing industry-leading Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft for more than 95 years.

Textron earns FAA approval for SMS in design and manufacturing

Textron Aviation's new SMS program includes a voluntary reporting tool that allows employees, customers or suppliers to anonymously report aircraft quality risks or hazards directly to the company's SMS Committee.

19 September Heart Aerospace’s first full-scale demonstrator aircraft named Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1). It will serve as a platform for rigorous testing and development of Heart's ES-30 aircraft and is scheduled to undertake a fully electric first flight in the second quarter of 2025.

Heart reveals innovative hybrid-electric demonstrator

Most aircraft designs locate the nacelle under the wing, but Heart’s are centred on the wing and designed for a vortex generation at a high angle of attack, reducing deterioration in wing performance.

19 September

ReleasePhenix Solutions announces flight test highlights

19 September

ReleaseC919 flew to Lhasa for the first time, domestic commercial aircraft gathered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

18 September

ReleaseMultiple PteroDynamics Transwing UAS conduct simultaneous flight operations during maritime exercise

17 September

ReleaseJust named laureate of the EIC Accelerator, AURA AERO receives the “Première Usine” (“First Factory”) label, strengthening its strategic and industrial roll-out in France and Europe

17 September

ReleaseSceye secures funds in Series C round led by Mawarid Holding Company

16 September

ReleaseBombardier announces the winners of its Diamond Supplier Program for 2023

16 September

ReleaseAmentum’s Autonomous and Unmanned Systems business and WaveAerospace announce strategic partnership

13 September

ReleaseXB-1 completes third flight

12 September Quarterhorse Mk 1 in the hush house, one of several buildings at HEAT.

Hermeus breaks ground on hypersonic test facility in Jacksonville

The HEAT facility will provide continuous high flow rate, high enthalpy and low-pressure conditions required for high-supersonic and low-hypersonic flight modelling.

12 September ARES is a modular multi-mission tilt-duct VTOL vehicle that can be operated as an unmanned aerial system (UAS) or with an optional manned flight module.

Piasecki takes first tethered flight of tilt-duct VTOL

Two one-minute tests demonstrated the ability of its triplex fly-by-wire flight control system to sustain a stable hover in multiple configurations and a dynamic ground environment.

12 September The eFlyer 2 mould.

Bye Aerospace begins initial build of first eFlyer 2

The outcome will be a full-scale aircraft that will undergo extensive aerodynamic testing, derisking the remaining certification compliance tasks. Work is under way in Denver, Colorado.

12 September

ReleaseVertical's new VX4 prototype completes Phase 1 of piloted testing

10 September

ReleaseLockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems announce agreement to expand C-130J Super Hercules opportunities in India

9 September

ReleaseHorizon Aircraft begins full-scale development of eVTOL aircraft, accelerates flight tests, and expands world-class team

6 September

ReleaseOfficial roll-out of the APUS i-2: unveiling the world's first certifiable hydrogen-powered aircraft

5 September Archer’s Midnight aircraft has completed over 400 test flights.

Archer beats target with 400 test flights this year

Most recently, the Archer flight test team has focused on five key testing areas: Transition flights, high-rate operations, advancing landing profiles, enhancing acoustic measurement and optimising control laws.

5 September

ReleaseCAMCOPTER S-100 obtains first ever EASA design verification report for rotary wing UAS

5 September Aero2 X2.3's first hover flight.

Dufour's production-ready drone achieves first hover flight

The drone is expected to undergo a series of test flights in various conditions to validate its performance, safety, and reliability. These tests will be pivotal in preparing the Aero2 for commercial applications.

2 September

ReleaseEmbraer and Mahindra announce collaboration on the C-390 Millennium Medium Transport Aircraft in India

29 August

ReleaseREGENT receives U.S. Coast Guard approval for Seaglider prototype testing

29 August

ReleaseSkyDrive raises approximately 8 billion yen in total in additional Series C funding to accelerate its eVTOL development and manufacturing

28 August

ReleasePiper M700 FURY achieves TCCA type certification

27 August

ReleaseOtto Aviation awarded $7 million FAA grant to advance transonic laminar flow technology for sustainable aviation

26 August

ReleaseStavatti submits SM-31T Stiletto as a solution to USN UJTS RFI

26 August

ReleaseXB-1 completes second flight