Trend: Electrification & Sustainability

LaunchPoint Debuts New Hybrid Power Solution to Extend Drone Ranges

Aircraft are at a disadvantage when it comes to battery-powered solutions because current battery technology puts significant strain on an aircraft’s payload capacity. LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc., a company […]

Jet It and JetClub to Become Launch Customers of Bye Aerospace Electric eFlyer 800

Jet It and JetClub, two sister companies that operate unique new fractional ownership models in North America and Europe, have become the launch customers for Bye Aerospace’s all-electric twin-turboprop, the […]

GE Aviation & Safran See Sustainability as Key for Next-Gen CFM Engine

GE Aviation and Safran launched a program to develop the next generation CFM engine with sustainability as a top goal. The two companies have partnered on a development program, RISE, […]

Archer Debuts First eVTOL Demonstrator, Maker

The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) company Archer debuted its first demonstrator aircraft, Maker, during an immersive event in Los Angeles, California on June 10 where they used movie […]

Eve Aims to Bring its eVTOL to Brazil with Helisul Partnership

Eve Urban Air Mobility and Helisul Aviation have formed a partnership to create an urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem in Brazil for Eve’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, […]

eVTOL Certification: Where Are They Now and the Challenges that Still Lie Ahead

There are questions about how realistic the predictions are concerning the commercial launch of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the next three to four years. While there […]

Wisk and Blade Form New Urban Air Mobility Partnership

As part of a new partnership with Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc., Wisk Aero will operate 30 of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft on Blade’s U.S.-based network […]

Honeywell Showcases Enabling Technologies in Development for Urban Air Mobility

While some companies are investing in creating urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft, Honeywell is looking towards technologies like radar, fuel cells, and flight simulators to mitigate gating factors to the […]

Why the Lilium 7-Seater Design Architecture Favors Cruise Flight Over VTOL Capabilities

When designing an aircraft for the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) industry one would think most of the aircraft architecture would focus on vertical lift capabilities. However, German aircraft […]

LaunchPoint’s Propulsion Design Tool Could Help Advance eVTOLs

The design tool which allowed LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc. to develop its patented electric motors and hybrid-electric propulsion systems is now available for commercial use, the company announced. Modeling […]