Air TaxiAutoFlight Releases Test Flight Footage of Its Second Proof-of-Concept eVTOL The company AutoFlight, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, released a new video of its Prosperity I vehicle’s full-scale, proof-of-concept test flight last week. Mark Henning, Managing Director of AutoFlight…
Air TaxiVolocopter’s Third eVTOL Prototype VoloConnect Makes Its First Flight German urban air mobility company Volocopter just announced that the four-seater VoloConnect aircraft completed its first flight in May. The VoloConnect, an electric fixed-wing passenger aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing,…
Air TaxiJoby's Avionyx Acquisition to Support eVTOL Software Testing and Verification Needs California-based Joby Aviation, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) developer, recently acquired an aerospace software engineering firm called Avionyx. This acquisition will support Joby’s aircraft type certification program. The two companies…
Air TaxiLilium Completes Second EASA Design Organization Approval Audit Lilium recently announced successful completion of its second Design Organization Approval (DOA) audit by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Lilium is working towards type certification of its electric vertical take-off…
Air TaxiUnited Airlines and Archer Create eVTOL Advisory Committee A joint advisory committee for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft was just formed between Archer Aviation and United Airlines. The committee will support Archer's eVTOL development process with recommendations related…
Air TaxiZanite Files Definitive Proxy Statement Ahead of Business Combination with Embraer's Eve Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility entered into an agreement with Zanite Acquisition Corp. in December 2021. This agreement includes a planned business combination in which Eve will become Zanite’s wholly-owned subsidiary. The…
Air TaxiArcher Signs Letter of Intent with Composites Supplier Hexcel Archer Aviation announced their intention to enter an agreement with Hexcel, provider of solutions in lightweight composites technology. In the agreement, Hexcel would supply Archer with high-performance carbon fiber material for manufacturing…
AI & AutonomyWisk, Xwing, Elroy Air Weigh In on Future Autonomy in Advanced Air Mobility Ensuring the safe and successful integration of autonomous aircraft into the existing ecosystem involves maturing the technology, infrastructure, and the aircraft themselves. A panel discussion at NASA’s AAM Ecosystem Working Groups Workshop…
Air TaxiLilium Starts the Next Phase of Flight Testing in Spain Lilium announced this week that it is now performing test flights in Spain using the Phoenix 2, the company’s 5th generation technology demonstrator. This next phase of flight tests is taking place…
Air TaxiUSAF Pilots Conduct First-Ever Crewed eVTOL Flight with BETA Aircraft On March 9, 2022, two U.S. Air Force pilots became the first Airmen to fly an electric aircraft with military airworthiness approval—the ALIA, an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, developed…
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