Air TaxiHave We Reached the ‘Tipping Point’ for Government Investment in Sustainable Aviation? Nations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean have made significant regulatory and financial commitments to building sustainable aviation systems in the coming decades. Some governments are more concerned with future domestic…
IIOTPipistrel Receives First EASA Certification for an Electric Aircraft. Who's Next? Pipistrel’s two-seat Velis Electro was awarded type certification by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on June 10, the first electric aircraft in the world to do so. Derived from the…
Air TaxiFirst Flight of MagniX eCaravan Showcases Maturity of Electric Aviation Skies were all-clear for Redmond, Washington-based MagniX’s first flight of the largest all-electric commuter aircraft yet. Working with Seattle-based AeroTEC, the electric motor startup retrofitted a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with its…
Air TaxiArcher Aviation Officially Enters the Electric Air Taxi Race Another well-capitalized startup has officially entered the passenger air taxi arena. Archer Aviation, previously reported as a stealth company located in California, is indeed building electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft at…
Air TaxiThis Stealth Air Taxi Startup Is Driving Up the Cost of UAM Engineers A stealth-mode startup working on electric aircraft is luring engineering talent away from other urban air mobility (UAM) companies with higher salaries, sources within the industry told Avionics International. Santa Clara-based Archer…
Air TaxiGarmin Adapting G3X Touch Avionics Suite for Bye Aerospace’s Electric Trainer Bye Aerospace is working with Garmin to adapt its G3X Touch avionics suite for use with the all-electric eFlyer 2, a two-seat aircraft the company hopes will be the first FAA-certified electric…
Air TaxiThe Battery Supply Problems Faced by Electric Air Taxis SAN JOSE, Calif. — Designers and manufacturers of electric air taxis may run into issues sourcing the batteries they want at reasonable prices, according to a presentation given by Robert Hess, systems…