FutureFlight

FF newsletter
FUTURE FLIGHT
Sign up for our free newsletter

News and analysis covering cutting-edge aviation technology and business models, including zero-carbon propulsion, eVTOL aircraft, automation and autonomy, and new infrastructure.

Subscribe

FutureFlight News

FutureFlight

Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Drone Tests Could Clear the Way for Larger Aircraft

GKN Aerospace used a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack to test the use of liquid hydrogen fuel on a ground-based testbed representing a search-and-rescue drone.
Article image
FutureFlight

Evia Aero Backs Cranfield Plans for Larger Hydrogen-powered Regional Airliner

The German carrier has agreed to take 10 hydrogen-powered 19-seat aircraft being developed by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, in addition to 15 of its planned conversions of the nine-passenger Britten-Norman Islanders.
Article image
FutureFlight

France's BeautHyFuel Green Aviation Project Pursues Cryogenic Hydrogen Propulsion Goals

The next step on a journey toward hydrogen-powered aircraft will start with the planned first flight in 2023 of an Elixir light airplane powered by a new TP-90 turbine engine.
Article image
FutureFlight

Archer To Build Manufacturing Facility in Georgia for Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi

Archer's new Midnight aircraft factory will be located adjacent to Covington Municipal Airport in Georgia.
Article image
FutureFlight On The Radar

Drone Noise Causes Increased Stress, Study Finds

Drones and air taxis may be quieter than helicopters, but the noise they produce can still increase stress levels among people living in communities that adopt urban air mobility.
FutureFlight

Axial-Flux Motors Can Deliver the Power Density Aviation Needs, Says Automotive Spin-off

Evolito has new financial backing to advance its plans for the electric aviation sector, where it believes the superior power density of its electric propulsion units will be transformative in delivering more range and payload.
Article image
FutureFlight

Vertical Aerospace Prepares To Expand eVTOL Aircraft Flight Testing

The company is currently employing ground power for tethered hover trials as it prepares to start using Rolls-Royce's new electric propulsion system in untethered flight tests.
Article image
FutureFlight

Vertiport Testbed Opens for Paris Air Mobility Development Project

Skyports has installed a vertiport at the Paris-area Pointoise-Cormeilles Airport to support the Re.Invent Air Mobility project. That project intends to launch eVTOL air services during the 2024 Olympic Games, which will be hosted by the French capital.
Article image
FutureFlight

Australian Airline Orders 20 Eviation Alice All-Electric Commuter Airplanes

Eviation says the provisional order book for its electric airplane is now worth more than $2 billion, with Northern Territory Air Services being its latest customer.
Article image
FutureFlight

Flying Cars Capture the Public Imagination, But Will Regulators Approve Them?

While most advanced air mobility start-ups are developing eVTOL air taxis for commercial use, these companies plan to deliver vehicles for personal use that can be flown and also driven on the ground.
Article image
FutureFlight

Archer and United Airlines Announce eVTOL Air Taxi Route Between Manhattan and Newark Airport

Archer's Midnight eVTOL air taxi will transport passengers between Newark Liberty Airport and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport.
Article image
FutureFlight

Swiss Start-up Unveils Plans and Seeks Backers for Electric Seaplane

Jekta says its PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft would have a range of up to around 150 kilometers and would support new, cost-effective air connections between communities located near seas, lakes, and rivers.
Article image
FutureFlight On The Radar

FAA Reveals eVTOL Airworthiness Criteria in Proposed Type Certification Basis for Joby's Aircraft

The U.S. air safety regulator published proposals for type certifying eVTOL aircraft and has given stakeholders until December 8 to comment on its plans.
Aircraft

Hyundai's Supernal Previews its eVTOL Air Taxi Experience

At the recent NBAA-BACE trade show, FutureFlight got a front row seat for a simulated flight of Supernal’s planned SA-1 eVTOL aircraft.
Article image
FutureFlight

ZeroAvia, AGS Airports Partner to Bring Hydrogen-powered Aviation to Scotland

ZeroAvia will work with the airport group to explore the necessary infrastructure to support hydrogen-powered flights from two airports in Scotland.
Article image
FutureFlight

Medical Delivery Group Signs Up as U.S. Launch Operator for Aero2 Drone

Air Methods' uncrewed aircraft subsidiary Spright has agreed to buy up to 140 of the Aero2 tiltwing models being developed by Swiss start-up Dufour Aerospace.
Article image
FutureFlight

Vertiia eVTOL Aircraft's Developers Seek To Maximize Range and Cost-efficient Operations

AMSL is working on a distinctive design that it says will meet the air transportation needs of a large and diverse country like Australia.
Article image
FutureFlight

Aircraft Finance and Leasing Group Signs for Cranfield's Hydrogen-powered Islanders

The Monte group has added Cranfield Aerospace's planned conversion of the Britten-Norman Islander to a prospective portfolio that could also include electrified versions of the Cessna Caravan and the Dornier 228 regional aircraft.
Article image
FutureFlight

Merlin Labs Picks CMC's PU-3000 Avionics Computer for Autonomous Flight Solutions

CMC Electronics will supply the avionics computers for Merlin Labs' converted, self-flying cargo carriers.
Article image
FutureFlight On The Radar

UK Study Charts How eVTOL and eSTOL Aircraft Could Transform Public Transportation

UK Research and Innovation commissioned EAMaven to examine the business case for 20 prospective advanced air mobility routes in 20 British cities and regions.