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Canada’s Horizon Aircraft has completed the preliminary design review for its hybrid-electric Cavorite X7 vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Work continues to close outstanding items as the company targets the demonstrator’s first flight next year.
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Canada’s Horizon Aircraft has completed the preliminary design review for its hybrid-electric Cavorite X7 vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Work continues to close outstanding items as the company targets the demonstrator’s first flight next year.
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Future Flight Global plans to launch regional air service in Florida early next year, initially using Pilatus PC-12s. The company says it will later add Beta Technologies’ Alia electric aircraft, sequencing the service around conventional aircraft before introducing electric operations.
Airspeeder has named the final two pilots for its International Series, completing the initial line-up across five teams. The competition is scheduled to open with a race in Adelaide in November 2026, setting the next public milestone for the company’s eVTOL racing series.
Beta Technologies is pushing to become the first electric aircraft manufacturer to win FAA certification. The milestone would put the company at the front of electric-aircraft certification, though the article summary provides no details on the aircraft, certification timeline or specific regulatory steps.
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The Republic of Korea Air Force will receive four S-92A+ helicopters under a $643 million program, replacing three S-92s that have served in presidential transport since 2007. The new aircraft are expected to enter service from 2031, extending Sikorsky’s role in a mission performed by more than a dozen nations.
Electra and VertiPorts by Atlantic have signed an MoU to evaluate how new and existing vertiports in New York City and the wider region could support Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short aircraft. The partners will assess infrastructure and potential city, intercity and island routes.
Beta Technologies and Joby Aviation are optimistic about the prospects for commercial operations under eIPP. Their outlook puts the initiative’s potential role in advancing commercial electric-aircraft operations in focus, though the available reporting provides no specific timelines, operational plans or program details.
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Orlando International Airport has inaugurated a vertipad for an air-taxi demonstration organized by Florida’s transportation department, using routes and procedures developed with the FAA and NASA. Separately, Electra and VertiPorts by Atlantic will assess infrastructure opportunities to bring ultra-short aircraft operations closer to urban centers.
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