Electrification and SustainabilityBETA Plans to Certify a Fixed-Wing Electric Aircraft Alongside Its eVTOL BETA Technologies announced plans this week to certify its fixed-wing electric aircraft alongside its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, the ALIA. The eCTOL prototype performs conventional take-off and landing. BETA…
Air TaxiLIFT Conducts First Piloted eVTOL Flights in Japan This week, LIFT Aircraft announced that it has completed the first piloted eVTOL demonstration flights in Japan. Following the nine flights completed in Osaka this week, the demonstration tour will continue in…
Air TaxiAirbus Helicopters Partners With the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation Airbus Helicopters and the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation have formed a new partnership to explore the use of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for air medical services. The news was…
Air TaxiBETA Opens Engineering Hub in Montreal BETA Technologies announced the opening of an engineering hub in Montreal, Canada, this week. Structural engineering and materials processing will take place at the new location. BETA is developing a fully electric…
Business & GADemand for Airbus H160 Helicopters Continues to Grow ATLANTA, Georgia — The growing demand for Airbus Helicopters’ H160 model continues in 2023. North American customers have already placed orders for more than 12 H160 helicopters. The model is also gaining interest…
UnmannedFAA Grants Waiver to Matternet for Remotely Piloted Drone Operations An FAA waiver was recently granted to Matternet that allows the company to operate up to 20 aircraft with a single remote pilot. The waiver only covers operations at Matternet’s test site…
Air TaxiAutoFlight’s 4th-Gen eVTOL Sets a New Record During a test flight in February, AutoFlight’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft flew 250.3 kilometers (about 155.5 miles) on a single charge of its batteries. The company claims this is…
Air TaxiKinectAir Chooses eSTOL Developer Electra for New Partnership A new partnership was announced this week between KinectAir and Electra.aero. KinectAir is an operating system for booking private charter flights as well as advanced air mobility (AAM) transport. Its software-defined network…
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