Air TaxiJoby's eVTOL Aircraft Flight Academy Wins FAA Approval - AIN, Dec. 3 The FAA granted Joby Aviation a Part 141 flight school certificate , which will allow the eVTOL company to train pilots for commercial air taxi use, AIN reported. The company was also…
MilitaryPivotal Delivers Four BlackFly light eVTOLs for U.S. Air Force evaluation; Contracted for Eight Aircraft Pivotal, a market leader in light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today announced it has delivered four of eight BlackFlys and two flight simulators for lease to MTSI for evaluation…
Air TaxiJoby Completes Third Stage of FAA Certification Process Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has become the first developer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to complete the…
Air TaxiEcocopter and Airbus Explore Urban Air Mobility in Latin America Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding last month with helicopter operator Ecocopter to collaborate in launching urban air mobility services in Latin America. Ecocopter’s fleet is primarily made up of Airbus helicopters,…
Air TaxiDelta Invests $60M in Joby as Part of New Partnership Delta Air Lines has entered into a long-term partnership with Joby Aviation to launch electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft services. The airline also made an upfront equity investment in Joby…
Air TaxiLilium Jet Achieves Full Transition from Hover to Wing-Borne Flight Last week, Lilium announced that its technology demonstrator has achieved full transition from hover to wing-borne flight. The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer also shared news last week of…
AI & AutonomyBoeing and Wisk Release Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility in the U.S. Boeing and electric air taxi developer Wisk unveiled a concept of operations this week that includes recommendations for deploying and integrating urban air mobility (UAM) in the United States. Wisk, which is…
Air TaxiJetson CTO Talks New Testing Facility for R&D and eVTOL Production Jetson is developing an ultralight personal electric aircraft called the Jetson ONE. The company recently received its 500th pre-order, and deliveries are expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2023. A…
Air TaxiJoby Signs Expanded Contract with Department of Defense Joby Aviation recently expanded its existing contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The U.S. Marine Corps now joins the Army, Navy, and Air Force in testing and exploring applications for…
AI & AutonomyUS Air Force Awards eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements Contract to Aptima This week, it was announced that the U.S. Air Force has awarded a new contract to a company called Aptima. The contract will support development of pilot training specifically for electric vertical…