Air TaxiWhy Are Batteries a Problem for eVTOLs? Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have unique battery challenges that will require developers to change how they think about battery systems and the designs of electric vehicles, Michael Armstrong, chief…
Air TaxiHow is Canada Approaching Advanced Air Mobility? One in five aircraft in Canada will be flying with zero emissions by 2040, JR Hammond, executive director of the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM), said during a panel at the…
Air TaxiWisk and Blade Form New Urban Air Mobility Partnership As part of a new partnership with Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc., Wisk Aero will operate 30 of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft on Blade’s U.S.-based network of dedicated…
Air TaxiBETA’s eVTOL Receives First Air Force Airworthiness Approval for Human Flight in Electric Aircraft After a year of testing BETA Technologies electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ALIA, has received the first airworthiness approval for manned flight in an electric aircraft from the U.S. Air…
UnmannedMightyFly Looks to Fill Gap in Large Cargo Drone Market The use of drones for logistics or delivery services is often imagined as a solution for last-mile deliveries of small packages or food. MightyFly is looking to occupy a different segment of…
Electrification and SustainabilityCongress Needs to Provide Funds and Regulatory Relief to Advance Aviation, Industry Says During an April 28 House of Representatives Aviation Subcommittee meeting, aviation industry advocates asked Congress to provide more funding for innovation and clearer regulatory guidelines to help advance emerging technologies. “We need…
UnmannedWingcopter Announces New 198 Electric Triple-Drop Delivery Drone German drone developer and manufacturer Wingcopter is debuting a new all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) fixed-wing drone capable of "triple-drop" deliveries, according to an April 27 release from the company. The…
UnmannedIngenuity Completes Third Successful Flight on Mars with Greater Speeds and Distance The Mars helicopter Ingenuity completed a third successful flight on April 25 showing progress on its abilities to fly further and faster than in the two previous demonstration flights, NASA’s Jet Propulsion…