Air TaxiDo Safety Regulators Want Parachutes On Passenger Air Taxis? The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has told a major air taxi manufacturer that it would be penalized for including a non-steerable ballistic parachute in their design, according to Larry…
Air TaxiHoneywell Creates New Business Unit for Drones and Urban Air Mobility Honeywell has created a new business unit dedicated to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and urban air mobility (UAM), the company announced, with dedicated engineering and sales resources, valuing the hardware and software…
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 TaxiIt’s Time to Consider the Broader Socioeconomic Impact of Air Taxis Just about every company working on electric air taxis boldly proclaims its mission as tackling urban congestion and reclaiming commuters’ time, or more broadly — and vaguely — enabling cheaper, safer access…
Air TaxiSouth Korea Plans to Launch Air Taxi Service by 2025. Will Hyundai Be Ready? South Korea plans to have a limited commercial urban air mobility service available by 2025 in an effort to reduce traffic congestion in major cities, according to the ministry of land, infrastructure…
Air TaxiAgility Prime ‘Air Race to Certification’ Moves Ahead, Air Force Examines eVTOL Supply Chains Air Force leaders working to support the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in the United States acknowledge that this new segment of aerospace will require a robust supply chain…
Editor's NoteAvionics Industry Faces Challenges Through COVID-19 Pandemic Perhaps one of the biggest COVID-19 shocks came on May 4, when GE Aviation President and CEO published a statement confirming the company’s expectation for workforce reductions. In the statement, Joyce writes,…
ConnectivityElectronic Flight Bag Applications Advance, Including Those with NASA’s TASAR Advancements in electronic flight bag (EFB) applications are providing pilots and aircraft operators a number of benefits, including the ability to get weather updates to decide how and whether to proceed with…