Air TaxiIntegrating Advanced Air Mobility Operations into Tomorrow’s Flight Department ORLANDO, Fla. — Business aviation flight departments need to prepare for advanced air mobility (AAM) operations and related technologies that are emerging. There are many hurdles that the introduction of advanced technologies…
MilitaryAptima Evaluates eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements Through USAF Contract The company Aptima revealed in August that it was awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force to evaluate necessary skills and training for pilots of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
ATM ModernizationEmerging Technologies Present New Challenges and Opportunities for Air Traffic Management As innovative aircraft and novel technologies are introduced, it presents both challenges and opportunities for regulators and OEMs to reexamine air traffic control. Advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles include electric air taxis,…
Air TaxiSAUDIA Plans to Buy 100 Lilium Jets for eVTOL Operations in Saudi Arabia The airline Saudia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lilium, an electric air taxi developer, to develop a network of electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft operations across Saudi…
Air TaxiOPINION: Advanced Air Mobility in Commercial Aviation May be in Start-Up Mode Now, But The Future Awaits The support challenges – from design through to production, operation and maintenance – that await organizations looking to enter or further entrench themselves in a high-growth industry. In 2021, Advanced Air Mobility…
Air TaxiPanelists at NBAA Discuss Certification and Infrastructure for Advanced Air Mobility ORLANDO, Fla. — At the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) last week, representatives from the FAA, Eviation, Textron, Overair, and Archer Aviation discussed the most pressing challenges for the…
CommercialNew RNAV RNP Procedure Enables Safer Approaches and Landings at Eagle County Airport In August 2021, I participated in an inspection flight of a new approach procedure at one of the most challenging airports to land at in the U.S., Colorado's Eagle County (KEGE) with…
Air TaxiEcocopter and Airbus Explore Urban Air Mobility in Latin America Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding last month with helicopter operator Ecocopter to collaborate in launching urban air mobility services in Latin America. Ecocopter’s fleet is primarily made up of Airbus helicopters,…
Business & GAVista Global Sees Record Increase in Demand for US Business Jet Flights in 3Q Vista Global saw record-breaking demand for business jet flights in U.S. airspace during the third quarter of 2022—up 185% from the same period last year. The parent company of Malta-based VistaJet,…
Air TaxiChief Commercial Officer at Jaunt Talks eVTOL Development ORLANDO, Fla. — Jaunt Air Mobility, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is building an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as well as a hybrid-electric VTOL model. Jaunt has been a wholly…