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• Luciano Braganca
A Florida federal jury awarded instrumentation and air data systems developer Aerosonic $116.8 million after finding that eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation breached a confidentiality agreement covering air data probes. The verdict centers on a supplier dispute involving technology used in aircraft air data systems.
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A Florida federal jury awarded instrumentation and air data systems developer Aerosonic $116.8 million after finding that eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation breached a confidentiality agreement covering air data probes. The verdict centers on a supplier dispute involving technology used in aircraft air data systems.
Vertical Aerospace has filed a patent infringement counterclaim against Archer Aviation in Texas, alleging that Archer infringed a patent covering thermal management for its propulsion system. The move escalates an ongoing legal dispute between the UK-headquartered air taxi developer and its US rival.
A US court has allowed Joby Aviation’s lawsuit against rival Archer Aviation to proceed. The decision is a procedural step, not a finding on the lawsuit’s merits; the available report does not specify the claims or the court’s reasoning.
Archer Aviation said a U.S. District Court ruling narrowed Joby Aviation’s litigation against the eVTOL developer, dismissing certain trade-secret and contract-related claims. The court also dismissed Archer’s counterclaims, leaving the companies to continue competing while the remaining elements of the dispute proceed.
A US federal judge dismissed Archer Aviation’s claims that rival Joby Aviation harmed the company by allegedly misleading the government about ties to China and the Chinese Communist Party. The judge allowed several of Archer’s trade-secret-theft claims against Joby to proceed.
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Texas has begun flights under the White House’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, with Joby Aviation participating in a weeklong demonstration. Separately, Archer Aviation and BETA Technologies plan interoperable charging infrastructure to support air taxi operations, linking vehicle deployments with the ground systems required for scale.
Archer Aviation has begun its “No Roads” flight tour with a piloted round trip between Salinas Municipal Airport and Hollister Municipal Airport in California. The demonstration marks the first stop in a series of flights as Archer continues testing its all-electric Midnight aircraft ahead of planned operations in additional U.S. markets.
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Regent completed its first crewed electric seaglider flight, carrying two captains 33 feet above Narragansett Bay for 30 seconds and traveling 596 meters. The milestone comes as the FAA advances its eIPP pilot program and Archer begins a multi-state Midnight eVTOL tour ahead of planned air-taxi operations.
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