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The FAA conducted an in-person, multi-day day audit of Joby’s eVTOL at the company’s facilities in Marina, California, to complete the second of four systems reviews required for its type certification program.
The airline's collaborators include Eviation, Beta Technologies, VoltAero, and Cranfield Aerospace—all companies working on electric, hybrid, or hydrogen-powered aircraft.
The European aerospace group's Acubed unit has developed USim to help support the safe and efficient integration of uncrewed aircraft into controlled airspace.
Ampaire, which recently received a $9 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy, has received another $150,000 from NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to fund its development of hybrid-electric powertrains.
Integrating Advanced Air Mobility: a Primer for Cities is a new publication from the Urban Air Movement Labs public-private partnership working to lay the ground work for eVTOL air taxi services in southern California.
Based on guidance from its advisory board of 20 airlines, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer is prioritizing work on 19- and 30-seat hybrid-electric models and a hydrogen fuel cell application.
The company's UpNext research and development unit is partnering with the European Laboratory for Particle Physics for its Superconductor for Aviation with Low Emissions project.
At ZeroAvia's annual Hydrogen Aviation Summit, several airline executives discussed their strategies for introducing hydrogen-powered aircraft into their commercial fleets.
The autonomous Tupan high-speed VTOL vehicles will be able to carry loads of up to 600 kg on flights of up to 1,200 km and at speeds of up to 850 km/h.
Reporting third-quarter financial results to shareholders, publicly owned Lilium indicated that 2023 will be a busy and capital-intensive year as it works toward getting its eVTOL air taxi certified in 2025.
The UK-based aircraft management and charter operator's new eVolare division has agreed to add up to 20 of the four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to its fleet.
The German company has started integrating fuel cells and liquid hydrogen tanks onto the HY4 technology demonstrator with plans to start ground testing in 2023.
Archer Aviation has successfully conducted the first-ever transition flight with its Maker eVTOL technology demonstrator aircraft, moving from vertical hover to horizontal, wing-borne cruise mode.
During its Sustainability Summit in Toulouse, the European aerospace group announced it is stepping up development of a hydrogen propulsion system for medium-sized airliners using fuel cell technology.
The German eVTOL aircraft developer used its autonomous VoloDrone cargo delivery platform to simulate flights in Frankfurt and London during an exercise at a remote German airfield.