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AINonline • Hanneke Weitering

Electra Files FAA Type Certificate Application for EL9 Hybrid‑Electric Ultra‑Short Aircraft

AINonline reports: FAA begins Part 23 review of hybrid-electric EL9 airplane.

Also: GlobalAir.com, LARA and autonomyglobal.co
2025-12-10T13:53:17.993010-08:00

Today In Aviation

Last Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 2:54 PM PST

2025-12-10T14:54:58.697759-08:00 2025-12-10T14:54:58.697759-08:00 (2025-12-10T14:54:58.697759-08:00)

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Italian Carrier ITA Airways to Adopt Viasat’s Iris Air Traffic Solution

By Via Satellite: Italian airline ITA Airways will adopt Viasat’s air traffic modernization solution Iris, which was developed through a European Space Agency (ESA) program.

2025-12-10T13:23:21.485469-08:00
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Vertical Mag • Oliver Johnson; December

Transport Canada halts new FOAC applications for ex‑military and restricted‑category aircraft

By Vertical Mag: Transport Canada says it will no longer accept or consider applications for a Foreign Air Operator Certificate to use experimental or ex-military aircraft holding restricted category certification for specialty air services operations.

2025-12-10T14:54:23.733613-08:00
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Business Wire • Media Contacts

NetJets to Bring Starlink High-Speed Connectivity to Fleet

By Business Wire: NetJets, the global leader in private aviation, and Starlink have entered into an agreement to bring high-speed in-flight connectivity to 600 aircraft across...

Also: AINonline, GlobalAir.com and Aviation Week
2025-12-10T07:37:57.364433-08:00
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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Boom Supersonic to build turbines for AI data centres to fund Overture development

By FlightGlobal: Ultra-fast aircraft developer Boom Supersonic has pivoted its strategy to first develop electricity generating turbines for AI data centres, using revenue from that product to fund development of its conceptual Overture airliner.

Also: Skift and GlobalAir.com
2025-12-09T17:27:04.056164-08:00
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Business Wire • For more information

Vertical Aerospace, Skyports and Bristow to launch UK’s first eVTOL air taxi network

By Business Wire: Vertical Aerospace (NYSE: EVTL), today announced plans with Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports) and Bristow Group (NYSE: VTOL), to launch the UK’s first elect...

Also: Aviation Source, Sky News, The Independent and aerospaceglobalnews.com
2025-12-10T08:31:55.581255-08:00