CommercialHow Uber Plans to Make Money Off Urban Air Mobility With the goal of pioneering a potential $500 billion new industry and an aggressive timetable, Uber wants to know how it can make money. That's where PRICE Systems' cost analytics service comes…
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…
UnmannedLt. Governor Seeks Lead Role For North Carolina in Air Taxi Industry The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is requesting funds to study how his state can become a key destination for the emerging urban air mobility (UAM) industry. The budget proposal put forth…
RegulationEASA Releases Special Condition for Certifying Electric, Hybrid VTOL Aircraft The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released what it calls the “first building block” to allowing the safe operation of hybrid and electric VTOL aircraft in Europe. The special condition,…
CommercialAirbus Electrifies the Single-Engine H130 in Hybrid Experiment Airbus Helicopters is integrating an electrical backup system into an H130 demonstrator as part of a research project. In conjunction with the French Ministry of Transport (DGAC), Thales and Adeneo, the goal…
Embedded AvionicsMillennials Ready to Embrace Autonomous Aircraft, New Global Study Finds More than 80 percent of young adults ages 18 to 24 would be comfortable as a passenger on a self-flying aircraft at some point in their lifetime, according to the results of…
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…
CommercialUber Elevate: All the Highlights from UAM's Biggest Show Uber's third annual Elevate Summit has closed, and you can be forgiven for missing some of the announcements which hit downtown Washington fast and hard. Luckily, Avionics is here to round them…
ATM ModernizationNine of Uber's Favorite Skyport Concepts Uber has announced eight architecture firms to design future skyports for its first three cities, and, at its third annual Elevate Summit, the companies showcased leading concepts. "This year, we invited innovative…
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…