Sustainable aviation leaders are divided on whether hybrid-electric aircraft technologies are likely to play a major role in the aviation market over the next few decades. Speaking during a webinar hosted by…
With the vision of urban air taxis many years away from fruition, advocates for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are looking for early use cases to build public acceptance, deliver…
Amid the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing regulatory delays for the drone industry, UAS service supplier AirMap will soon part ways with CEO David Hose and initiating a search…
For all the hype surrounding high-speed urban air taxis, Munich, Germany-based consultancy Roland Berger believes that shorter distance, on-demand urban use case accounts for just 10 percent of the potential market for…
Oxis Energy will collaborate with Texas Aircraft to develop an all-electric version of its light sport Colt S-LSA aircraft, the two companies announced this week. The aircraft, to be manufactured in Brazil,…
Uber Elevate added sensor and data processing company Hidden Level to its ecosystem to further its development of safe, reliable low-altitude operations in the national airspace. Through the non-exclusive partnership, Uber intends…
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released a proposed special condition for certifying unmanned aircraft intended for use in medium- and high-risk applications, such as drone delivery flights over populated areas.…
Greater incorporation of autonomy into aerospace will require more understanding of how autonomous systems function, both for certification and for effective partnership between these systems and their human users. Machine learning, commonly…