Electrification and SustainabilityVolocopter and Safran to Collaborate on Next-Gen Electric Powertrain Volocopter signed an agreement with Safran Electrical & Power last week that includes plans for developing a next-generation electric powertrain. The powertrain will be designed specifically for electric vertical take-off and landing…
Air TaxiVolocopter and Swiss-AS Sign Contract for MRO Software Integration Swiss Aviation Software (Swiss-AS) and Volocopter signed a significant multi-year contract this week for the utilization of Swiss-AS's maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) software, AMOS. Under this agreement, AMOS will be employed…
Air TaxiVolocopter Opens eVTOL Production Facilities in Germany Volocopter recently announced that it has opened its production facilities in Bruchsal, Germany, including a new hangar and airfield. The company has been expanding its production setup at this location for the…
Air TaxiSupernal to Utilize Microsoft Azure for eVTOL Development Hyundai’s Supernal recently announced that it is collaborating with Microsoft in development of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility. The collaboration aims to advance autonomy, cloud…
Air TaxiDevelopments in eVTOL Aircraft: Highlights from 2022 It has been an eventful year for leading eVTOL developers. Now that 2022 is coming to a close, we’re taking a look back at the progress some of the major players have…
Air TaxiSkyports Continues Partnerships with Wisk and AirAsia, Prepares for Vertiport Testing in Paris Skyports, a UK-based vertiport designer and developer, shared updates on its research projects and partnerships with AirAsia and Wisk in emailed statements to Avionics International. The continuing collaboration between Skyports and electric…
Air TaxiDiehl Aviation to Develop Optical Avionics Communications for Volocopter’s Air Taxi Volocopter and Diehl Aviation are expanding their existing partnership, according to an announcement from Diehl last week. Volocopter has commissioned Diehl to design and produce an optical splitter to provide control information…
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 TaxiVolocopter and Microsoft Collaborate to Develop Aerospace Cloud System Urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter announced this week that they have entered a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, aimed at developing an aerospace cloud system in Microsoft Azure. If successful, Azure will…
Air TaxiAviation Consultant Alan Lim Talks Advanced Air Mobility in Asia Pacific Alan Lim, the Engagement Manager for Alton Aviation Consultancy, shared his perspective on advanced air mobility (AAM) development in the Asia-Pacific region during a recent interview with Avionics International. Lim is an…