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ATR to decide on hybrid‑electric Evo regional airliner by end‑2029, built on EU Clean Aviation demonstrators

ATR will decide by end‑2029 whether to launch a hybrid‑electric regional airliner under its Evo programme. The proposal is grounded in technologies and demonstrators developed through EU‑backed Clean Aviation projects that underpin propulsion, systems integration and maturity assessments for the concept.

2026-02-19T01:56:05.875574-08:00

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Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC to demonstrate AI hyperspectral wildfire detection on LEO satellite

2026-02-18T06:13:59.563866-08:00

Aviation Business News

Pegasus opens $40m digitalised MRO at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen with five narrowbody bays

2026-02-18T06:20:24.533296-08:00

eVTOL Insights

EA Maven launches AeroTesseract: full‑stack AAM portal for demand forecasting, scheduling and carbon analytics

2026-02-18T01:30:33.251076-08:00

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ATR to decide on hybrid‑electric Evo regional airliner by end‑2029, built on EU Clean Aviation demonstrators ATR will decide by end‑2029 whether to launch a hybrid‑electric regional airliner under its Evo programme. The proposal is grounded in technologies and demonstrators developed through EU‑backed Clean Aviation projects that underpin propulsion, systems integration and maturity assessments for the concept.

2026-02-19T01:56:05.875574-08:00

ATR to decide on hybrid‑electric Evo regional airliner by end‑2029, built on EU Clean Aviation demonstrators

Aviation Business News

Pegasus opens $40m digitalised MRO at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen with five narrowbody bays Pegasus Airlines has opened a $40m state-of-the-art MRO centre at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen, completing the first phase of its narrowbody maintenance build-out. The digitalised, sustainability-focused complex includes a paint hangar and five simultaneous narrowbody bays, expanding the carrier's in-house capability to support planned fleet growth.

2026-02-18T06:20:24.533296-08:00

Pegasus opens $40m digitalised MRO at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen with five narrowbody bays

Business Wire

Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC to demonstrate AI hyperspectral wildfire detection on LEO satellite Loft Orbital has signed a contract with Australia’s SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre to demonstrate an AI-powered wildfire detection application as a hosted payload on Loft's LEO satellites. The hyperspectral system aims to distinguish smoke from clouds and flag small blazes to improve early warning and forecasting.

2026-02-18T06:13:59.563866-08:00

Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC to demonstrate AI hyperspectral wildfire detection on LEO satellite

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EA Maven launches AeroTesseract: full‑stack AAM portal for demand forecasting, scheduling and carbon analytics EA Maven has launched AeroTesseract, a full‑stack online portal that combines market indexing, demand modelling, scheduling analysis and revenue, energy and carbon analytics for regional aviation and Advanced Air Mobility. The tool centralizes planning datasets and metrics used for AAM network and service design.

2026-02-18T01:30:33.251076-08:00

EA Maven launches AeroTesseract: full‑stack AAM portal for demand forecasting, scheduling and carbon analytics

CNBC

GLP‑1 Weight‑Loss Drugs Could Reduce Jet‑Fuel Demand and Reshape Airline Markets Rapid adoption of GLP‑1 weight‑loss therapies is changing consumer behavior in ways that could reduce passenger weight averages and overall air travel demand, with implications for jet‑fuel consumption and airline unit costs. Those shifts are already rippling through markets, helping explain recent re‑rating in aviation and software stocks.

2026-02-17T13:40:42.575303-08:00

GLP‑1 Weight‑Loss Drugs Could Reduce Jet‑Fuel Demand and Reshape Airline Markets

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SkyNRG breaks ground on the Netherlands' first dedicated SAF plant — 100,000 t/yr due 2028 SkyNRG has begun construction of the Netherlands’ first factory dedicated to sustainable aviation fuel after securing financing, with commercial operations targeted in 2028. The Delfzijl plant is planned to produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF annually, with investment support from KLM.

2026-02-17T09:10:56.787554-08:00

SkyNRG breaks ground on the Netherlands' first dedicated SAF plant — 100,000 t/yr due 2028

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Air New Zealand and BETA complete ALIA CX300 electric demonstrator campaign in New Zealand Air New Zealand and BETA Technologies have completed a four‑month Next Generation Aircraft Technical Demonstrator Programme in New Zealand, flying the battery‑electric ALIA CX300 in more than 100 sorties to evaluate operational integration, procedures and performance in the country's aviation system.

2026-02-17T06:14:27.765241-08:00

Air New Zealand and BETA complete ALIA CX300 electric demonstrator campaign in New Zealand

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Conscious Aerospace advances hydrogen Dash 8 retrofit for airlines and special-mission operators Dutch start-up Conscious Aerospace is advancing a hydrogen-powered retrofit for the Dash 8, aiming at commercial airlines and special-mission operators. The programme targets conversion of in-service turboprops to hydrogen propulsion as a faster route to lower-emission regional operations.

2026-02-17T06:11:34.487150-08:00

Conscious Aerospace advances hydrogen Dash 8 retrofit for airlines and special-mission operators

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ATR to decide on hybrid‑electric Evo regional airliner by end‑2029, built on EU Clean Aviation demonstrators

Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC to demonstrate AI hyperspectral wildfire detection on LEO satellite

Pegasus opens $40m digitalised MRO at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen with five narrowbody bays

EA Maven launches AeroTesseract: full‑stack AAM portal for demand forecasting, scheduling and carbon analytics

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