Air Taxi Bravo Air Plans To Operate SkyDrive eVTOL Aircraft - AIN, March 15 Private U.S. charter operator Bravo Air signed a letter of intent with Japanese company SkyDrive to buy up to five three-seat SD-05 eVTOL aircraft, AIN reported. Under this deal, Georgia’s Augusta Regional…
Industry Trends Major Investors Expect First Commercial eVTOL Passenger Routes to be Operational by 2026 - February 27 New Horizon Aircraft Ltd., doing business as Horizon Aircraft ("Horizon Aircraft" or the "Company"), a leading hybrid electric Vertical TakeOff and Landing ("eVTOL") aircraft developer, publishes new global research* that indicates global…
Editor's Note Boeing, BAE Systems to build airborne electronic warfare (EW) to help F-15 operate against modern EW threats - Military & Aerospace Electronics, March 5 Officials at Air Force Life Cycle Management Center are asking Boeing to install F-15 Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) on F-15E aircraft, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported. BAE Systems’ Electronics…
Air Taxi Joby Acquires Facility in Ohio, Begins Hiring to Support Initial Manufacturing Operations - March 5 Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has acquired an existing facility at Dayton International Airport and begun hiring in support of the…
Connectivity Nova Systems Opts for Astronautics AeroSync Max - AIN, Feb. 28 Nova Systems decided to use Astronautics AeroSync Max’s wireless air-ground communications system (AGCS) for its helicopters, AIN reported. Nova Systems plans to install 20 of these AGCSs in its Leonardo AW139 and…
Military USAF Lays Out Details of Possible HH-60W Upgrades The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio has laid out some details of possible upgrades to the HH-60W Jolly Green II personnel recovery/combat search and rescue…
Air Taxi Airbus unveils CityAirbus NextGen prototype ahead of test campaign - March 7, Vertical Magazine Airbus unveiled its new CityAirbus NextGen prototype eVTOL during a ceremony at its facility in Donauworth, Germany, Vertical Magazine reported. The vehicle’s flight test campaign is due to start there later this…
Military Pivotal Delivers Four BlackFly light eVTOLs for U.S. Air Force evaluation; Contracted for Eight Aircraft Pivotal, a market leader in light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today announced it has delivered four of eight BlackFlys and two flight simulators for lease to MTSI for evaluation…