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 TaxiHoneywell and DENSO Are Developing a Motor for Lilium’s eVTOL Aircraft Honeywell and DENSO Corporation are working together to develop an electric motor for Lilium’s vertical take-off and landing aircraft. This collaboration is a continuation of a 10-year-long alliance agreement signed last year…
Air TaxiThe FAA Confirms Changes to Regulatory Approach for Powered-Lift Certification In a statement to Avionics International this week, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that it will be modifying its regulatory approach for certification of powered-lift operations and the pilots that operate these…
Air TaxiPerspectives on eVTOL Certification from Honeywell, Jaunt, Archer, Joby Manufacturers of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are working closely with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to establish a path to certification…
Air TaxiASKA Targets 2026 Commercial Launch of “Drive and Fly” eVTOL The California-based company ASKA is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft with “drive and fly” capabilities. The team expects to have a full-scale demonstrator ready to begin flight testing…
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 TaxiGKN Aerospace Completes Feasibility Studies of 30-Person eVTOL, Tests New Turbine Rear Structure Concept GKN Aerospace, leading airframe supplier to commercial and military aviation OEMs, has successfully completed several urban air mobility (UAM) feasibility studies through leading a Skybus research project. In collaboration with Swanson Aviation…
AI & AutonomyWisk and City of Long Beach Partner to Study Economic Impact of Advanced Air Mobility Wisk Aero, an advanced air mobility (AAM) company, just announced a partnership with the Long Beach Economic Partnership to conduct a study on the economic impact of AAM operations in Southern California.…
Air TaxiAutoFlight’s Prosperity I Performs Proof-of-Concept Transition Test Flight AutoFlight, a startup developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, completed a proof-of-concept transition test flight with its Prosperity I last month. This test flight, which demonstrated the aircraft’s ability to…
Air TaxiJaunt Air Mobility and Avports Partner to Advance eVTOL Integration Avports and Jaunt Air Mobility recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to coordinate in the integration of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft into the aviation ecosystem. Avports joined Jaunt’s…