Air TaxiVolocopter Explores LA Launch with New Urban Movement Labs Partnership The German urban air mobility company (UAM) Volocopter announced a new partnership with Urban Movement Labs that will allow the company to explore launching its UAM vehicles in the U.S. market, the…
CommercialFAA Asks for Budget Increase for Unmanned Traffic, Sustainability and Safety Oversight The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requesting a budget increase for fiscal year (FY) 2022 as it seeks to update its air traffic control system, make investments in safety and next-generation systems,…
Air TaxiVolocopter Debuts New Aircraft for Intra-City Missions Volocopter, the German urban air mobility (UAM) company, is releasing its second electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft design geared towards more passenger capacity and longer range flights to connect suburbs…
Air TaxiHoneywell is Developing a New Clean Energy Turbogenerator Honeywell is developing a new turbogenerator that will run on biofuel for hybrid-electric aircraft and is said to be 2.5 times more powerful than their previously developed models, according to a March…
Air TaxiUrban Air Mobility: eVTOLs or Mobility Infrastructure? Urban air mobility (UAM) is not air taxis, Felipe Varon, CEO and founder of Varon Vehicles, said during a Jan. 28 panel at the Vertical Flight Society’s 2021 Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting…
Air TaxiFirst FAA Type Certification for Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft Could Come This Year The first advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could come as soon as this year, Jay Merkle, executive director of the FAA unmanned aircraft systems…
Air TaxiHow Does Jaunt Air Mobility Plan to Achieve Type Certification for eVTOL Systems? Jaunt Air Mobility is planning to have a electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in full rate production by 2026, but between now and then they will have to forge a…
Air TaxiVolocopter Opens 1,000 Reservations for First Commercial Flights German air taxi developer Volocopter announced at Greentech Festival in Berlin it will take 1,000 reservations to be among the first to fly the aircraft once it is certified and available for…
Air TaxiBreaking Down the FAA’s V1.0 ConOps for Urban Air Mobility The Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen office recently published its V1.0 Concept of Operations for urban air mobility, developed in collaboration with NASA and industry. The document, an initial communication after discussions with…
Air TaxiHoneywell Launches New Cooling System, Satcom for Drones and UAM Autonomy Products Following Honeywell’s announcement of its new urban air mobility and UAS business unit, the company announced new products designed specifically for these systems: a lightweight vapor cooling solution, a satellite communications offering…