FAA Announces Key Demonstrations with the First Remotely-Piloted Hybrid-Electric Flight for Cargo Shipment

Federal Aviation Administration reported: FAA Announces Key Demonstrations with the First Remotely-Piloted Hybrid-Electric Flight for Cargo Shipment
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Elroy and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development conducted a hybrid-electric demonstration flight to test cargo deliveries using remotely piloted aircraft at Houma-Terrebonne Airport in Louisiana. This is the first remotely piloted aircraft test flight under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).
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Source country: United States
Published (UTC): 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
Source: Federal Aviation Administration
Original source: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-announces-key-demonstrations-first-remotely-piloted-hybrid-electric-flight-cargo