Air TaxiEHang Plans to Collaborate with HAECO Group for Electric Air Taxi Development EHang announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swire Group subsidiary HAECO Group. The MoU includes plans to partner for manufacturing and assembly of EHang’s autonomous aerial…
Air TaxiPlana Selects Battery Supplier for Hybrid-Electric Air Taxi Plana, a company based in South Korea developing hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced this week that it has selected an electric powertrain supplier. Plana signed a Letter of Intent…
ConnectivitySpaceX Jumps into Competitive IFC Market with New Starlink Aviation Service The era of Starlink Aviation is now here. SpaceX has made no secret of its desire to become a major player in the IFC market, and has now taken the next step by unveiling Starlink Aviation.…
Business & GAAirbus Corporate Jets Plans to Deliver First TwoTwenty in Q1 2023 Airbus Corporate Jets launched the TwoTwenty corporate jet aircraft at the end of 2020. In a conversation with Avionics International, Sean McGeough, VP Commercial Airbus Corporate Jets for North America, remarked that…
Air TaxiIntegrating Advanced Air Mobility Operations into Tomorrow’s Flight Department ORLANDO, Fla. — Business aviation flight departments need to prepare for advanced air mobility (AAM) operations and related technologies that are emerging. There are many hurdles that the introduction of advanced technologies…
MilitaryAptima Evaluates eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements Through USAF Contract The company Aptima revealed in August that it was awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force to evaluate necessary skills and training for pilots of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
ATM ModernizationEmerging Technologies Present New Challenges and Opportunities for Air Traffic Management As innovative aircraft and novel technologies are introduced, it presents both challenges and opportunities for regulators and OEMs to reexamine air traffic control. Advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles include electric air taxis,…
Air TaxiSAUDIA Plans to Buy 100 Lilium Jets for eVTOL Operations in Saudi Arabia The airline Saudia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lilium, an electric air taxi developer, to develop a network of electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft operations across Saudi…