eVTOL   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Beta Technologies  
eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

BETA Technologies Completes First Multistate Electric Aircraft Flights Under FAA Program

By eVTOL Insights: BETA Technologies has conducted the first electric aircraft flights under the Federal Aviation Administration’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), marking a step in testing advanced air mobility operations within existing airspace.

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2026-07-13T00:44:26.595674-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

SibNIA aims to advance An-2 modernisation after securing type certificate

By FlightGlobal: Post-war biplanes still operational in Russia nearly 80 years after maiden flight. Siberian aviation research institute SibNIA will be able to modernise Soviet-era Antonov An-2s, after securing the type certificate for the biplane design.

2026-07-13T01:29:05.425230-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Middle East   Supply Chain   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Reuters • Seher Dareen

Less than a month's supply: Europe's jet fuel stocks are wafer thin as Iran tensions flare

By Reuters: Europe has imported jet fuel from the U.S. and Asia, raised its refiners' output and drawn ​on stocks to keep planes flying – and yet it remains the region most exposed as renewed Middle Eastern tension raises the risk of further ‌supply disruption.

2026-07-12T22:29:51.640849-07:00