CommercialAir Canada Signs Purchase Agreement for Heart's Updated ES-30 Electric Aircraft Heart Aerospace has replaced the 19-seat design of its previous ES-19 aircraft with the 30-seater battery-powered ES-30. The Swedish startup has also confirmed Air Canada as a new minority shareholder with a…
Air TaxiLilium Announces New Partnership to Manufacture Batteries for its eVTOL Aircraft The German electric air taxi company Lilium announced a new partnership with battery manufacturer CUSTOMCELLS to provide batteries for Lilium’s 7-Seater Jet, the company said in a July 28 press release. This…
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…
CommercialEXCLUSIVE: How Pipistrel's 801 Aims to Leave the Competition in its Wake Where most eVTOL vehicles are designed top out in the 140-150 mph range, Pipstrel's 801 aircraft concept will fly at better than 200 miles per hour. “If you have the opportunity to…
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…
CommercialWhat Uber Is Looking For in a Cost-Effective Urban Transport Vehicle Despite Uber's notoriously ambitious schedule, Director of Aviation Engineering Mark Moore says the company does not need any miracles to get its urban air mobility (UAM) business off the ground — just…
CommercialBell Secures Battery Maker for VTOL Air Taxi Bell has selected Electric Power Systems (EPS) to develop energy storage solutions for its vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft project. The planned on-demand urban mobility aircraft has continued to take shape as Bell periodically announces…