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AVIATION ALERTS DIGEST — 26 May 2026
- ARCHER AVIATION CLEARS FAA PHASE 3, ENTERS UAE TYPE PROGRAMME Archer has become the first eVTOL developer to clear Phase 3 of the FAA Type Certification process and has entered the UAE's Restricted Type Certificate programme for limited Abu Dhabi operations, putting commercial launch within sight. 🔗 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/archer-aviation-clears-faa-phase-3-in-certification-push/ss-AA23Yj1M
- JOBY FLIES MANHATTAN DEMOS AS FAA TESTS ADVANCE Joby Aviation completed FAA-conforming eVTOL test flights and high-profile demonstration flights over Manhattan, including a seven-minute trip, sending its stock up 5.4% and signalling real progress toward New York air taxi service. 🔗 https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/transportation/nyse-joby/joby-aviation/news/why-joby-aviation-joby-is-up-54-after-manhattan-evtol-demo-f
- DUBAI UNVEILS WORLD'S FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT COMMERCIAL VERTIPORT The world's first purpose-built commercial vertiport for air taxis has been unveiled beside Dubai International Airport, designed and built by Skyports. It's a concrete milestone in a sector long accused of being all renderings and no concrete. 🔗 https://www.thetimes.com/business/entrepreneurs/article/urban-air-mobility-vertiports-skyports-dd7dt85pt
- KAZAKHSTAN PLANS NATIONWIDE VERTIPORT NETWORK BY 2028 Kazakhstan is preparing regulations for air taxis and urban air mobility, with eVTOL test flights underway and plans to build six vertiports by 2028. It's a notable sign that UAM ambition is now stretching well beyond the usual Gulf, US, and EU markets. 🔗 https://tvbrics.com/en/news/kazakhstan-accelerates-launch-of-air-taxis-with-evtol-trials-and-nationwide-vertiport-network/
- AIRLINES STRUGGLE TO HOLD ONTO THEIR MOST EXPERIENCED CAPTAINS Simple Flying reports a less-discussed driver of the pilot shortage: senior captains are leaving faster than expected, leaving carriers short on left-seat experience even as the lower training pipeline expands. 🔗 https://simpleflying.com/unexepected-reason-airlines-struggling-retain-most-experienced-captains-right-now/
- AI COCKPIT TECH ADVANCES AGAINST 600,000-PILOT SHORTFALL With Boeing forecasting demand for over 600,000 new pilots in the next 20 years, autonomous flight systems that can take off, fly, and land without human input are being pitched as part of the answer. The career implications for tomorrow's pilots are starting to crystallise. 🔗 https://www.eplaneai.com/news/ai-is-learning-to-fly-airplanes-and-aviation-is-starting-to-embrace-it
- SWEDISH FIRM LAUNCHES FLAT-PACK "ORIGAMI" VERTIPORT Sweden's STILFOLD has unveiled STILPOD, billed as the world's first software-defined vertiport. Folded from recycled aluminium and shipped flat-packed, it's designed to make deploying eVTOL infrastructure radically cheaper and faster. 🔗 https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/stilfold-launches-software-defined-vertiport/
- HONG KONG AIRPORT REOPENS TERMINAL 2 AS 15 AIRLINES RELOCATE Hong Kong International has reopened Terminal 2, with 15 airlines beginning their relocation. The 22 May opening ceremony drew more than 1,500 guests and doubled as an employment showcase, with the operator pitching it as a major aviation jobs play. 🔗 https://eturbonews.com/hong-kong-airport-terminal-2-reopens-airline-relocation/
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