Air TaxiFAA Updates Its Blueprint for Future Air Taxi Operations The introduction and integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) operations, which includes electric air taxis and autonomous vehicles, is one of the challenges currently facing the aviation industry. With a variety of…
Air TaxiBreaking Down the FAA’s V1.0 ConOps for Urban Air Mobility The Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen office recently published its V1.0 Concept of Operations for urban air mobility, developed in collaboration with NASA and industry. The document, an initial communication after discussions with…
Air TaxiDo Safety Regulators Want Parachutes On Passenger Air Taxis? The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has told a major air taxi manufacturer that it would be penalized for including a non-steerable ballistic parachute in their design, according to Larry…
Air TaxiHoneywell Creates New Business Unit for Drones and Urban Air Mobility Honeywell has created a new business unit dedicated to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and urban air mobility (UAM), the company announced, with dedicated engineering and sales resources, valuing the hardware and software…
Air TaxiEASA Releases Next Piece of Regulatory Guidance for Electric Air Taxis Following the publication of a Special Condition for hybrid-electric and electric VTOL aircraft last year, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released some details on how manufacturers can reach compliance in…
Air TaxiThe Funding and Talent Shortfalls Faced by Electric Air Taxis As the Air Force seeks to ensure domestic technology leadership in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, military and industry leaders agree that funding and available engineering talent are likely to…
Air TaxiSabrewing Unveils Prototype ‘Rhaegal-A’ Unmanned VTOL Cargo Aircraft At the conclusion of the Air Force’s Agility Prime event on revolutionary VTOL aircraft, California-based Sabrewing Aircraft revealed their ‘Rhaegal-A’ prototype, an unmanned heavy-lift cargo aircraft that the company says will be…
Air TaxiThe Skyport – April 30, 2020 We have a new acronym to add to the list: eVTOLs, UAM, AAM, and now — courtesy of the U.S. Air Force — ORBs. Not only do we have hundreds of vehicle designs…
Air TaxiConsortium Forming in Canada to Promote Commercialization of Drones, Air Taxis With partners across government, academia, industry and the investing community, the Canadian Air Mobility Consortium plans to lay the foundations for advanced air mobility across the nation, including drone delivery and passenger/cargo…
Air TaxiThis Stealth Air Taxi Startup Is Driving Up the Cost of UAM Engineers A stealth-mode startup working on electric aircraft is luring engineering talent away from other urban air mobility (UAM) companies with higher salaries, sources within the industry told Avionics International. Santa Clara-based Archer…