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AINonline • Hanneke Weitering

eVTOL and hybrid-electric developers advance funding, transition flight and short-field demonstrations

Skyfly raised $10 million in seed funding from HICO Investment Group and defense-tech fund Archangel to scale production. Separately, Electra demonstrated a 150-foot takeoff in Manhattan with its hybrid-electric aircraft, while Brazilian startup Moya Aero completed the first full vertical-to-wing-borne-to-vertical transition flight of its full-scale autonomous Moya 256 cargo prototype.

Also: aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com and interestingengineering.com
2026-10-27T01:04:50.197442-07:00
aviation   PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Airlines  
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Reuters • Alessandro Parodi, Joanna Plucinska

Caviar, champagne and a Porsche ride as aviation widens its class divide

By Reuters: The sharpened focus on the ​world's wealthiest is an industry reaction to a surge in fuel prices that has squeezed margins and led to fare increases that have deterred the more cost-conscious economy ‌passengers.

2026-10-27T01:04:27.343112-07:00
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Air Peace files first Nigeria-Brazil link in 32 years

By ch-aviation: Air Peace (P4, Lagos) reportedly has filed a 1x weekly Lagos-São Paulo Guarulhos service with Brazil's civil aviation regulator (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil - ANAC) for launch on December 15, 2026, using a B777-200ER, but the airline has yet to confirm the route or open sales.

2026-10-26T23:55:11.742720-07:00
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ch-aviation • Luciano Braganca

Voluxis Malta secures AOC with Global 7500

By ch-aviation: Voluxis Malta (VMT) has secured Maltese AOC #MT-90 on October 22 with a Global 7500, in line with plans outlined to ch-aviation by senior commercial director Gavin Copus in an exclusive interview during Air Charter Expo 2026 at Biggin Hill, England, in September.

2026-10-26T23:05:01.489681-07:00