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…
Air TaxiBAE Systems Moves Into the Aircraft Electrification Market BAE Systems is moving into the aircraft electrification market, preparing to offer a suite of products to be used on platforms ranging from regional jets to small urban air mobility aircraft. Drawing…
CommercialRolls-Royce Buys Siemens' eAircraft Business to Jolt Electrification Efforts Rolls-Royce has agreed to purchase Siemens' electric and hybrid-electric aerospace propulsion activities in an undisclosed deal that the power systems company expects to be completed late this year. Siemens' electric aircraft business…
Business & GAPersonal Airline Exchange Orders 50 Ampaire Electric Aircraft for On-Demand Charter Service Just two weeks after Ampaire’s successful flight tests of its twin-engine hybrid-electric EEL commuter aircraft, Personal Airline Exchange (PAX) has placed an order for 50 of the retrofitted Cessna 337s, with an…
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…
CommercialPublic Perception of Urban Air Mobility Shaped by Noise, Safety Public perception of the proposed use of electric air taxis is most influenced by the noise generated and perceived safety of such vehicles, a new study has found. The study, conducted by…
CommercialAircraft Manufacturers Must Jump In or be Left Out of Air Taxi Revolution, Says Airbus Exec New companies such as Uber and Lyft will soon be making their own vehicles, and manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing need to beat them to the punch by offering competing services…
CommercialMaking Bell's Air Taxi Go: An Engineer's Perspective Kyle Heironimus is the electric propulsion development lead for Bell’s air taxi — part of the innovation team in charge of exploring new technology. As a partner for Uber Elevate, who is…
CommercialUber's Plan to Take Ridesharing to the Skies With Uber’s second annual Elevate Summit came big promises. The ridesharing giant’s plan for a network of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft to ease frustrating ground traffic in urban areas was unheard of…