eVTOL   AI   North America   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
eVTOL Insights • Jason Pritchard

Electra secures U.S. patents for hybrid‑electric propulsion and flight‑control architecture enabling USTOL operations

Electra said a series of U.S. patents have been granted that protect core components of its hybrid‑electric propulsion and flight‑control architecture, a system engineered to enable Ultra Short Takeoff and Landing (USTOL) operations. The grants cover integration of propulsion, power management and control logic central to the USTOL capability.

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2026-02-12T02:34:34.438125-08:00
MRO   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus   Airbus A330  
payloadasia.com

EFW expands footprint in China with new A330 freighter conversion contract

By payloadasia.com: Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the ST Engineering-Airbus joint venture, has signed a new A330 passenger-to-freighter conversion contract with Chinese lessor Hengqin Winglet Aircraft Technology, with work set to begin mid-2026 at EFW’s partner facility in China, supporting rising freighter demand driven by e-commerce and express logistics.

2026-02-12T02:25:18.068835-08:00
eVTOL   Orders   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
en.skydrive2020.com

SkyDrive Reaches Agreement with Taiwan’s 7A Drones for Purchase of SD-05 eVTOLs

By en.skydrive2020.com: Taiwan & TOYOTA, Japan, February 12, 2026 - SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer,.

2026-02-11T20:06:29.409860-08:00
Supply Chain   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Rosaviatsia clears domestically made composite fin and stabiliser for Yakovlev MC‑21, paving way for serial production

By FlightGlobal: Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has approved the use of import-substituted composites for the vertical fin and horizontal stabiliser of the Yakovlev MC-21.

2026-02-12T02:33:49.079119-08:00