Air TaxiJoby Agrees to eVTOL Certification Requirements with FAA Joby Aviation has agreed to G1 certification conditions with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the company announced on Feb. 9. The company also…
Air TaxiWhat Gaps Still Exist for eVTOL Regulatory Standards? There is currently a lack of consistency in regulatory standards for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, industry professionals said during Jan. 27 panel hosted by the Vertical Flight Society’s 2021…
Air TaxiAgility Prime to Study the Use of Radar Developed for Cars in eVTOLs The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to study a radar sensing solution, the SPEKTRA radar, used by the automotive industry to see if it can be modified for electric vertical take-off…
Air TaxiFirst Military eVTOL Airworthiness Awarded to Joby Aviation Joby Aviation received the first military airworthiness approval for an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle from the AFWERX Agility Prime program, Will Roper, Air Force and Space Force acquisition technology…
Air TaxiUber Elevate Acquired by Joby Aviation Uber Technologies is making a $75 million investment in Joby Aviation that includes the acquisition of Uber’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company, Uber Elevate, according to a Dec. 8 press…
Air TaxiVertical Aerospace Reveals ‘VA-1X’ Air Taxi, Targets 2024 for Commercial Operations Vertical Aerospace, Britain’s leading entrant in the race to commercialize electric vertical flight, unveiled the VA-1X, a vectored-thrust air taxi that represents a significant departure from the company’s previous multicopter design. Specs…
Air TaxiRisk Management and the Next Generation of Aircraft Understanding the inherent risks in flying, combined with establishing well-founded safety principles and response planning is paramount for survival in the aviation industry. Start-ups and companies new to the aviation industry must…
Air TaxiSabrewing Unveils Prototype ‘Rhaegal-A’ Unmanned VTOL Cargo Aircraft At the conclusion of the Air Force’s Agility Prime event on revolutionary VTOL aircraft, California-based Sabrewing Aircraft revealed their ‘Rhaegal-A’ prototype, an unmanned heavy-lift cargo aircraft that the company says will be…
Air TaxiWill the FAA Have Authority over Vertiports for High-Volume Air Taxi Operations? As communities discuss how to prepare for urban air mobility (UAM), concerns are emerging around how heliports — or future ‘vertiports’ — will be governed by the Federal Aviation Administration. Companies like…
Air TaxiPentagon to Leverage Commercial R&D in Hybrid VTOL Aircraft for Logistics Officials from the Pentagon and White House emphasized their support and interest in the ongoing development of revolutionary electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the Transformative Vertical Flight conference last…