MilitaryNorthrop Grumman Reveals Mini-CNI System with JADC2 Capabilities for Vertical Lift Platforms Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated its Mini-Communications, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) system with open architecture and in-flight connectivity (IFC) capabilities for vertical lift platforms. The Mini CNI system is designed particularly to enable…
CommercialUnited Completes First Commercial Flight with 100% Sustainable Fuel United Airlines has invested heavily in new technology in 2021 while also focusing on sustainability. In June, the company committed to purchasing 15 Overture supersonic aircraft from Boom Supersonic, which will have…
Air TaxiArcher Receives Special Airworthiness Certificate from FAA to Begin Flight Testing Archer Aviation announced last week that the FAA has presented them with their Special Airworthiness Certificate. This certification comes just a few weeks after the company received its Certificate of Authorization (COA)…
Air TaxiAirflow Partners with Pipistrel for Proof-of-Concept Electric-Propulsion Aircraft Airflow, electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft company, recently announced a partnership with Pipistrel, aircraft designer and manufacturer of the world’s first and currently the only type-certified electric airplane. In this…
Air TaxiNew Joint Venture Company to Create World’s First Custom Public Vertical Mobility System Volocopter announced a new joint venture company this week with NEOM, an enterprise that is developing a “smart city” on the coast of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea. The joint venture company was…
Air TaxiExpansion, Integration, and Acceptance of Urban Air Mobility Vehicles in the EU At the virtual relaunch of the European Network of U-Space Stakeholders this week, Jacek Woznikowski, Director of the Department of Socio-Economic Development and Cooperation in Metropolis GZM, Poland, spoke on the topics…
Air TaxiWATCH: Czech Company ZURI Hover Test of Hybrid VTOL Aircraft ZURI, a Czech-based company, developed a functional prototype of a hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that completed a successful hover test on September 15. The first design for the aircraft…
Air TaxiSkyports Developing Test eVTOL Vertiport in Paris for 2024 Olympics The first commercial vertiport in Europe, designed specifically for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, is scheduled to debut in 2024 following the Paris Olympics. The company behind this development is the London-based…
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