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EVIO launches Boeing‑backed 76‑seat hybrid‑electric EVIO 810, secures 450 conditional pre‑orders

EVIO has formally launched the 76-seat hybrid-electric EVIO 810, announcing 450 conditional pre-orders and backing from Boeing, with Pratt & Whitney Canada supplying PT6E propulsion. The design targets the 50–100-seat regional market and aims for commercial entry into service in the 2030s.

2025-12-11T07:24:07.623714-08:00

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EU orders 21 airlines to drop vague climate claims from booking sites

2025-12-11T11:07:34.675376-08:00

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Airbus and carriers validate fello'fly wake‑energy retrieval in trials, demonstrating ~5% long‑haul fuel savings

2025-12-11T02:10:29.648530-08:00

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Electra files FAA Part 23 type‑certificate application for nine‑seat EL9 hybrid‑electric Ultra‑Short aircraft

2025-12-10T13:53:17.993010-08:00

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Vueling flight data validates Eurocontrol gate-to-gate fuel‑burn emissions model Flight-data monitoring from Spanish carrier Vueling was used to validate Eurocontrol’s gate-to-gate carbon‑emissions estimation methodology, which derives fuel‑burn CO2 using radar traces and aircraft performance data — a model Eurocontrol has published results from since 2019 for operational and policy use across Europe.

2025-12-13T03:33:43.809595-08:00

Vueling flight data validates Eurocontrol gate-to-gate fuel‑burn emissions model

Aviation Week

Jekta, Open Skies to launch electric amphibious aircraft operations in the Gulf Swiss startup Jekta has partnered with UK-based Open Skies Network to develop electric amphibious aircraft operations across the Gulf. The collaboration aims to develop operational concepts for battery-electric amphibious aircraft serving coastal and maritime routes across Gulf states, assessing capability and readiness for water-based electric air services.

2025-12-12T12:17:44.976476-08:00

Jekta, Open Skies to launch electric amphibious aircraft operations in the Gulf

Aircraft Interiors International

Crystal Cabin Award 2026 shortlist spotlights inclusion, sustainability and longer‑flight comfort across 85 innovations Eighty‑five entries have been shortlisted for the Crystal Cabin Award 2026, exposing clear cabin priorities: solutions for longer flight times, barrier‑free accessibility, lightweight recyclable materials and enhanced digital passenger services. Notable submissions include Airbus’s A350 Master Suite, BMW Designworks’ Spaceframe and Collins Aerospace’s Skynook; winners announced 14 April 2026 in Hamburg.

2025-12-12T03:47:51.069285-08:00

Crystal Cabin Award 2026 shortlist spotlights inclusion, sustainability and longer‑flight comfort across 85 innovations

Flying Magazine

Rising Rivers Threaten Airports Across Washington State Rising river levels in Washington state are threatening multiple airports, with floodwaters approaching airfield infrastructure and access routes. The situation raises near-term risks to flight schedules, ground operations and transport links, and highlights resilience gaps in airport flood defenses and emergency planning.

2025-12-11T13:32:26.389451-08:00

Rising Rivers Threaten Airports Across Washington State

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EU orders 21 airlines to drop vague climate claims from booking sites EU regulators told 21 airlines last month to remove vague or misleading climate claims from booking pages, banning unqualified language about emissions, offsets and sustainable aviation fuel. The move targets consumer-facing 'greenwashing' and requires immediate revisions to carrier marketing and booking flows.

2025-12-11T11:07:34.675376-08:00

EU orders 21 airlines to drop vague climate claims from booking sites

FlightGlobal

ZeroAvia UK staff exodus jeopardizes hydrogen propulsion certification timelines Following redundancies at its U.S. site, ZeroAvia is now facing a staff exodus at its UK operations, raising doubts about its ability to meet stated certification timelines for hydrogen propulsion systems. The departures increase near-term risk to program resourcing and regulatory progress.

2025-12-11T11:05:53.936720-08:00

ZeroAvia UK staff exodus jeopardizes hydrogen propulsion certification timelines

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EVIO launches Boeing‑backed 76‑seat hybrid‑electric EVIO 810, secures 450 conditional pre‑orders EVIO has formally launched the 76-seat hybrid-electric EVIO 810, announcing 450 conditional pre-orders and backing from Boeing, with Pratt & Whitney Canada supplying PT6E propulsion. The design targets the 50–100-seat regional market and aims for commercial entry into service in the 2030s.

2025-12-11T07:24:07.623714-08:00

EVIO launches Boeing‑backed 76‑seat hybrid‑electric EVIO 810, secures 450 conditional pre‑orders

Payload

Kuva Space and WWF‑Indonesia launch hyperspectral satellite trial to map Indonesia's blue carbon Kuva Space and WWF‑Indonesia have launched a first‑of‑its‑kind pilot using hyperspectral satellite data to map and quantify Indonesia's blue carbon — coastal mangroves, seagrasses and tidal wetlands. The trial aims to produce a satellite‑based baseline for asset valuation, monitoring and carbon accounting to support conservation and policy efforts.

2025-12-11T04:46:48.073007-08:00

Kuva Space and WWF‑Indonesia launch hyperspectral satellite trial to map Indonesia's blue carbon

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