CommercialUber Elevate: All the Highlights from UAM's Biggest Show Uber's third annual Elevate Summit has closed, and you can be forgiven for missing some of the announcements which hit downtown Washington fast and hard. Luckily, Avionics is here to round them…
ATM ModernizationNine of Uber's Favorite Skyport Concepts Uber has announced eight architecture firms to design future skyports for its first three cities, and, at its third annual Elevate Summit, the companies showcased leading concepts. "This year, we invited innovative…
CommercialHow Batteries Will Power the Next Evolution of Aviation To certify battery packs for use in electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles, companies need data. But, how do you test something that isn't yet happening? Painstakingly, it turns out. The first step is…
CommercialSafran Wants to Get You Inside an Air Taxi, But Isn't Sure Whose Yet Safran designing cabins for Uber air taxis is a bit of an unusual arrangement because Uber Elevate is not in the business of manufacturing aircraft. It does afford some opportunities, though, according…
CommercialUber Adds Jaunt As Sixth eVTOL Vehicle Manufacturing Partner Uber Elevate has named Jaunt Air Mobility its sixth manufacturing partner for urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles. Joining Bell, Embraer-X, Boeing's Aurora Flight Sciences, Pipistrel Vertical Solutions and Karem Aircraft, Jaunt is…
CommercialGetting BVLOS off the Ground with 91.113 The FAA has been trying to streamline drone processes: Low-altitude authorization and notification capability speeds up airspace applications. May's updated guidance removes exceptions for hobby drones. Now, the agency is pushing Part…
Business & GAHybrid-Electric Cessna 337 Takes Maiden Flight California aviation company Ampaire's hybrid-electric Cessna 337 Skymaster has taken its first test flight. The flight, which took place above California's Camarillo Airport, marked the first for a hybrid aircraft of that…
CommercialAir Canada Makes Deal to Offer Drone Cargo Services Air Canada is embracing commercial drone delivery: The operator reached an agreement with Drone Delivery Canada to sell the latter's services through its cargo arm. Under the agreement, Air Canda Cargo will…