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2022
1 November

ReleaseVolocopter raises additional USD 182 million in second signing of series e-financing round

1 November

ReleaseAurora Flight Sciences announces new fixed-wing eVTOL small UAS

1 November

ReleaseHybrid eVTOL company Plana signs letter of intent with electric power systems for advanced air mobility batteries

1 November

ReleaseVoltAero secures the first funding in its Series B round from the strategic industrial investor, TESI

29 October

ReleaseTier 1 Engineering' 3rd generation electric helicopter achieves a historic airport-to-airport cross-country flight 75 years after historic English Channel crossing

26 October

ReleaseUMILES Next and TECNALIA take to the skies again completing successfully its second test flight on the eVTOL prototype Concept Integrity

24 October

ReleaseDevelopment and modernization of the L-159 aircraft continues. The L-159 T2X prototype has completed its flight

24 October

ReleaseThe world's first eVTOL flying car displays upgraded design, completing maiden flight

20 October Ground test units are used extensively to enhance Falcon 10X systems maturity.

Dassault gathers subassemblies to kick off Falcon 10X production

With the Falcon 10X, Dassault is taking a new approach to ground testing, which will be used to demonstrate the maturity of all systems well before the aircraft even takes to the air.

20 October

First production AW609 tiltrotor takes flight

Designated AC5, the aircraft took to the air at Leonardo's Philadelphia-based site on 13th October performing as expected the initial in-flight evaluation of systems and general handling.

20 October

Savannah expansion will boost G400 production

A manufacturing facility expansion will also augment ongoing growth at Gulfstream's wing production facility adjacent to the G400, G500 and G600 manufacturing building.

20 October BAE and Supernal teams celebrate the collaboration.

BAE onboard for Supernal's flight control computer

BAE Systems will use 40 years' experience to help define the architecture of a lightweight, fly-by-wire system for Supernal's autonomous-capable eVTOL aircraft.

19 October

ReleaseAlef launches the Alef flying car, first and only drivable flying car with vertical takeoff and landing fitting today's road infrastructure

18 October

ReleaseJoby applies for Japan aircraft certification

18 October

ReleaseElectra achieves sale of 1,000th sustainable eSTOL aircraft

17 October

ReleaseHonda Aircraft Company reveals latest aircraft – the HondaJet Elite II

17 October

ReleaseDassault EASy IV flight deck to enhance situational awareness and aircraft operations for new and in-service Falcons

13 October The EH216 AAV conducting flight demonstrations in Spain.

EH216 flies traffic integration tests in Spain

The ultimate goal is to perform large-scale demonstrations of UAM services with air vehicles, and the safe integration of different types of UAS operations in urban environments.

13 October The first Light Civil Helicopter will fly EMS missions.

Korea's LAH on track for certification soon

Building on the completion of the LAH, Airbus and KAI are preparing new joint development programmes. These will leverage Airbus' technical know-how in helicopter drive systems and flight control systems.

13 October

ReleaseInvestment support for unmanned helicopter and kamikaze

13 October

US Marines orders logistics UAS prototype from Kaman

The KARGO UAV is optimised for expeditionary employment. Compact form-factor of the system fits in a standard CONEX shipping container and is designed to be unloaded and operated by as few as two people.

12 October

ReleaseTextron Aviation Defense delivers 1,000th Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, global fleet surpasses 5M flight hour milestone

11 October

ReleaseXPENG X2 completes first global public flight in Dubai

10 October

ReleaseSikorsky continues progress On RAIDER X Helicopter For U.S. Army

10 October

ReleaseSNC advances new vertical takeoff & landing platform

7 October

ReleaseEmbraer advances in the production of the first KC-390 Millennium for Hungary

5 October

Automation partners lined up for Boom's Greensboro factory

AIT will provide an end-to-end system for the factory, creating transportation and positioning tools for fuselage assembly, wing assembly, wing-to-fuselage joining, and final assembly.

5 October The STOL variant will move onto the certification phase in 2023.

Tecnam reveals plans for a STOL variant P2012

Following the successful completion of the preliminary P2012 STOL flight test campaign in early 2022, the aircraft has entered its final configuration moving on to the certification phase in 2023.

5 October

ReleaseAutoFlight launches in the US with two senior aviation industry-leading appointments

5 October

ReleaseDufour Aerospace and RUAG to begin cooperation on unmanned aerial vehicles

4 October

ReleaseStratolaunch Talon-A to integrate with SkyRange Hypersonic Program

3 October

ReleaseWisk unveils world's first self-flying, four-seat, all-electric, vertical takeoff and landing air taxi

30 September

ReleaseEHang announces progress in EH216-S Type Certification process as it enters into more in-depth review phase

29 September

ReleaseEmbraer delivers 1700th E-Jet

29 September Eviation’s Alice achieves first flight.

Eviation's all-electric Alice makes maiden flight

Alice lifted off from Grant County International Airport, flying for eight minutes at an altitude of 3,500 feet. This trailblazing flight of the technology demonstrator provided Eviation with invaluable data.

29 September We have lift-off.

Climate observation project sees Electra's Dawn One fly

This solar-battery aircraft is part of Electra's ongoing development of reduced and zero-carbon aircraft propulsion technologies, which also include turbine-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell based hybrid systems.

29 September Yamaha Motor and ShinMaywa conduct an early-stage test flight of their small aircraft.

Japanese partners' first prototype is airborne

The aircraft tested was an R&D aircraft owned by ShinMaywa, the XU-L, which was equipped with an existing 499cc engine manufactured by Yamaha Motor.

29 September Preparing for take-off.

Vertical's full-scale piloted eVTOL takes off

Chief test pilot Justin Paines took to the controls for the VX4's maiden take-off which saw the eight sets of propellers lift the aircraft from the ground at hover-thrust, while tethered to the ground for safety.

28 September

ReleaseUMILES Next's air taxi takes to the sky for the first time in Europe's urban airspace (U-space)

28 September

ReleaseSabrewing's Rhaegal Cargo UAV shatters world record payload on first flight

26 September

ReleaseGulfstream delivers 500th aircraft in G650 family

26 September

ReleaseGA-ASI continues work with Conflux in additive manufacturing as UAS leader partners with Australian supplier on Fuel Oil Heat Exchanger for MQ-9B

26 September

ReleaseSkyDrive unveils SD-05 flying car design

26 September

De Havilland to build airfield and factory in Alberta

De Havilland Field will be the site of final assembly for the DHC-515 Firefighter aircraft, which was launched earlier this year, the DHC-6 Twin Otter and the Dash 8-400 aircraft.

21 September

ReleaseGA-ASI creates additive design & manufacturing Center of Excellence

21 September Bell's HSVTOL.

Sierra Nevada provides mission systems for Bell's HSVTOL

SNC already supports Bell with additional mission systems expertise for the development of the Bell 360 Invictus for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition.

21 September Interior features have been designed to provide optimal collaborative workspace.

Cirrus goes large on innovation in Duluth

Investment in a 189,000 square foot facility will bring together Cirrus's engineering, flight test, experimental, advanced design and development, and other key product development areas.

21 September The ES-30 could fly by 2026.

Heart's electric ambitions set to land in Gothenburg

A first phase in the establishment of Heart's Northern Runway is scheduled to be finalised by mid-2024, with test flights scheduled to start in 2026. Heart Aerospace expects to deliver its first ES-30 aircraft in 2028.

20 September

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman to unveil the B-21 Raider

20 September

ReleaseEmbraer, the largest aeronautical company in Brazil, is the newest shareholder of XMobots