Air TaxiCEO of AIR Talks eVTOLs for Personal Flight The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer AIR unveiled its AIR ONE vehicle and began taking pre-orders in October 2021. In an interview with Avionics International, CEO and co-founder Rani Plaut…
Air TaxiSavback Helicopters Becomes Exclusive Regional Distributor of Dufour Aerospace eVTOLs Swiss eVTOL developer Dufour Aerospace is partnering with Sweden-based Savback Helicopters: Dufour’s Aero3 aircraft will now be exclusively distributed by Savback in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. Savback offers expertise in…
Air TaxiLockheed Martin Invests In eSTOL Company Electra.aero Electra.aero, a relatively new company pursuing new aircraft solutions for the urban and regional air mobility markets, on Tuesday said that it has received a lead investment from Lockheed Martin for a…
Air TaxiNew Partnership to Add 400 Landing Bases for eVTOLs in Australia Skyportz, a Melbourne, Australia-based startup that is developing the foundations of an air taxi network, has partnered with Secure Parking—a car parking provider—to add 400 landing bases for electric air taxis. The…
Electrification and SustainabilityNew Technology Enables Efficient Conversion of CO2 to Sustainable Aviation Fuel The company Johnson Matthey just launched their HyCOgen technology that enables the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Over 95% of the CO2 is converted…
UnmannedU.K. Government-Sponsored Trials Demonstrate Safe Tracking of BVLOS Drone Operations Aviation technology company Neuron performed a set of drone trials sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) of the U.K. Government. These trials were performed in Scotland in…
Air TaxiUltra-Compact SkyDrive eVTOL Debuts at CES 2022 Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive revealed its full-scale demonstration model SD-03 aircraft at CES 2022 (Consumer Electronic Show) in Las Vegas last week. The vehicle has completed testing for piloted flight, and the Model…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force Makes New AFWERX Investment in Boom Supersonic Airliner Research Boom Supersonic, the Denver, Colorado-based aerospace company developing a supersonic airliner capable of flying at Mach 1.7, announced a new contract award from the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday valued at up…
CommercialAirbus, Boeing Report 2021 Commercial Aircraft Deliveries Airbus and Boeing reported their full-year 2021 commercial aircraft deliveries this week, with both of the manufacturers seeing increases over 2020 delivery activity. Both OEMs plan on providing more details in…
Embedded AvionicsAptiv Reaches New $4.3 Billion Agreement to Acquire Wind River Dublin, Ireland-based auto parts maker Aptiv announced a new agreement on Tuesday to acquire mission-critical software provider Wind River for $4.3 billion from TPG. Under the agreement, Wind River will become a…