Air TaxiWhat Role Could Air Taxis Play in Emergency Response? For aviation enthusiasts, the development of air taxis presents an exciting new mobility option, however, for these aircraft to be successful in providing a large impact they need to broaden their appeal.…
ATM ModernizationALBATROSS to Demonstrate How 4DT Can Reduce CO2 Emissions on Air France Flights A new large-scale demonstration project involving Airbus, Air France and DSNA, the French Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) called "ALBATROSS," will demonstrate how the use of four-dimensional trajectory (4DT)-based operations can…
Electrification and SustainabilityAirbus Looks to Build European Airport Network for Hydrogen Aircraft with New Partnership Airbus, Air Liquide, and VINCI Airports have formed a new partnership that could create an airport network for hydrogen aircraft, the company announced in a Sept. 21 press release. The first step…
Electrification and SustainabilityFAA Releases Special Conditions for Electric Engine Airworthiness The Federal Aviation Administration has released final special airworthiness conditions for electric engines created by magniX, the agency announced on Sept. 27. The special conditions, which go into effect Oct. 27, will…
Electrification and SustainabilityAirbus Moves Toward Hybrid Electric Helicopter with New Engine Backup System The Airbus Flightlab helicopter has started flight tests with a backup engine system that will function in the short term as an emergency electrical power system in case of turbine failure but…
Air TaxiVolocopter Gets Order for 150 Aircraft, Expands into Chinese Market The German urban air mobility company Volocopter has announced a joint venture company with a subsidiary of China’s Geely Technology Group, Aerofugia, to bring its UAM aircraft into China, according to a…
Air TaxiAirbus Unveils New eVTOL Aircraft Airbus announced the new version of its CityAirbus electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the urban air mobility market, CityAirbus NextGen, at its Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace Summit on Sept. 21. …
Air TaxiGOL to Launch eVTOL Network in Brazil with 250 VA-1X Aircraft from Avolon Brazil’s largest airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. is planning to launch an electric air taxi network in Brazil following the acquisition of 250 aircraft from aircraft leasing company Avolon, according to…