eVTOL   Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
Business Wire • For more information

Vertical Aerospace starts hybrid-electric integration testing and produces first upgraded Valo battery

Vertical Aerospace says it has begun integration testing for its next-generation hybrid-electric propulsion system and produced the first all-electric Valo battery using an upgraded production (pilot) line. The company positions the milestones as progress toward scaling battery manufacture alongside propulsion system development.

Urban Air Mobility News • Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Vertical Aerospace reports progress on hybrid-electric engine and Valo battery

2026-05-19T10:33:08.879108-07:00
North America   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Policy  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Canada’s Snowbirds demonstration team to go on hiatus after 2026 to replace CL-41 jets with PC-21

By FlightGlobal: The aged fleet of Canadair CL-41 jets, locally designated the CT-114, has been operating for more than 60-years and now faces significant costs to maintain airworthiness.

Also: Skies Magazine, Canadian Aviator and aerospaceglobalnews.com
2026-05-19T12:10:05.021670-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Supply Chain   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Jack Wittels, Will Kubzansky

Race to Make Jet Fuel Sets Up Summer Gasoline Pinch

By Bloomberg: A global supply crunch has US refineries producing jet fuel at a record pace while skewing output away from gasoline, setting up a potential transport fuels production clash during the peak summer travel period.

2026-05-19T12:10:27.090171-07:00
Routes   Middle East   Europe   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Air France, British Airways, and Lufthansa Extend Middle East Flight Operations... This When Flights Should Now Resume

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Air France, British Airways, and the Lufthansa Group have extended their respective flight suspensions to a slew of destinations across the Middle East, with Lufthansa now not expected to return to Dubai until September 13 at the earliest.

2026-05-19T11:11:59.258114-07:00
NTSB   Leadership   North America   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
AINonline • Kerry Lynch

Graham, Edwards Get Senate Nods for NTSB, DOT Posts

By AINonline: Graham was approved for another NTSB term, Edwards for an assistant secretary position.

2026-05-19T10:41:27.002193-07:00
NTSB   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing  
Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille, Cailley LaPara

NTSB Says UPS Didn’t Act After 2011 Boeing Letter on Defect

By Bloomberg: A US safety investigator said United Parcel Service Inc. decided not to take further action after reviewing a 2011 service letter from Boeing Co. that flagged failures of a key structural component in the type of plane that later crashed in Louisville, Kentucky.

Also: The Guardian and 3 more
2026-05-19T07:54:43.770484-07:00