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I’m happy to share my latest Aviation Week piece — fresh from my talks with Aerofugia about AE200 battery tech, charging infrastructure, and keeping pilots-in the-loop.
See: Aerofugia Links Battery Gains, Pilot Oversight In AE200 EVTOL Push
The interview follows my recent chat with Volant Aerotech, where CEO Dong Ming firmly quashed IPO rumours while highlighting their piloted transition flight and $450M raise.
See: Volant’s Piloted Transition Flight, $450M Raise Signal New Phase
My regular China eVTOL readers may already know from my June 22 article — Deer Jet is the launch customer for COMAC's business jet.
I've also written it up for Aviation International News — See: Deer Jet Becomes Comac Bizjet Launch Operator
On the events front — if you've been sitting on the fence, now's the time to jump…into two fantastic days of electric aviation!
The 19th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS) returns to Oshkosh, WI, on July 19–20, featuring 40+ top developers from Joby, Beta, and Electra, to name a few.
China eVTOL News readers save $150 off the $475 registration (in-person or online). Just use promo code EAS2025CHINAEV at checkout.
Register now at www.vtol.org/eas — this offer locks in access to session recordings, speaker slides, and a free VFS membership.
For media — please reach out to Ken Swartz, Co-Producer at info@eas2026.org or
kennethswartz@me.com. Phone is: +1 416-836-7094
Now, let’s get into the news.