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Last Updated: Thursday, July 17, 2025, 4:19 AM PDT
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Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 prototype completes world first public airport-to-airport flight, full-scale aircraft on display at RIAT
By eVTOL Insights: Vertical Aerospace has completed the world’s first airport-to-airport piloted flight by a full-scale, winged tilt-rotor eVTOL designed for commercial service.

GE Aerospace Tops Q2 Profit Estimates, Raises Full-Year Guidance as Aviation Market Rebounds
By Bloomberg: General Electric Co. boosted its full-year financial guidance and topped Wall Street’s profit estimates for the second quarter after rebounding demand in the aviation market softened the impact of a global trade war.

Spirit AeroSystems Belfast losses deepen as Airbus and Boeing vie for control
By FlightGlobal: Newly-released accounts for Spirit AeroSystems' factory in Belfast, Northern Ireland, show the business in a worsening financial position amid ongoing uncertainty over its future ownership.

Mammoth Expects 777-300ERMF Development to Accelerate Following 777-200LRMF Flight Tests
By FlightGlobal: US conversion specialist Mammoth Freighters believes approval for its Boeing 777-200LRMF cargo modification will enable it to speed up the development of its larger 777-300ERMF variant.

Horizon Aircraft, ZeroAvia Announce Collaboration “to Explore Hydrogen eVTOL Propulsion”
By eVTOL Insights: Canada-based Horizon Aircraft, a developer of hybrid eVTOLs and ZeroAvia, a constructer of hydrogen-electric powertrains, announced this week plans to collaborate on developing regional hydrogen-electric VTOL air travel, reports a press release.
Lufthansa Cargo is the first airline to join the Silicon Saxony high-tech network
By aircargoweek.com: Since the beginning of July 2025, Lufthansa Cargo has been the first airline to become a member of the high-tech network Silicon Saxony – the largest.

Ghana courts TAP in bid to launch national airline
By ch-aviation: Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has made overtures to TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) as the government of the West African nation continues to seek a technical...