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Paris eVTOL Flight Trials Aim To Make a Big, Quiet Impact on Air Mobility

Flight testing with both the 2X technology demonstrator and the VoloCity eVTOL prototype are intended to provide a complete understanding of the aircraft's acoustic profile.

FutureFlight

March 22, 2022

New Concept of Operations Report Paves the Way for UK Progress with Urban Air Mobility

The document was produced by a consortium that included Eve, Vertical Aerospace and Volocopter, along with air traffic management groups NATS and Atech, ground infrastructure specialist and drone operator Skyports, and London's Heathrow and City Airports.

FutureFlight

March 22, 2022

Car Maker Suzuki Backs SkyDrive's Plans To Bring Flying Car to Market

The Tokyo-based start-up is now receiving professional support from Suzuki Motor Corporation for research, development, manufacturing, and business planning.

FutureFlight

March 22, 2022

New Aviation Technology Prompts Insurance Providers To Recalibrate Risk Assessments

Specialist insurance group Global Aerospace formed its Emerging Technology Unit to address the need to cover advanced air mobility products and operations.

FutureFlight

March 21, 2022

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Iceberg Short-Selling Report Targets Lilium Mainly over Battery Claims for Ducted Fan eVTOL Design

The March 14 report argues that Lilium is losing ground in the race to launch eVTOL commercial operations and also that it has overstated the solidity of announced aircraft sales to date.

FutureFlight On The Radar

March 18, 2022

Joby Secures FAA Approval of First Systems and Compliance Review

FAA's systems and compliance review of Joby’s eVTOL aircraft keeps it on pace to receive type certification ahead of entry-into-service in 2024.

FutureFlight

March 18, 2022

Sustainability Group Acciona Commits to Strategic Investment in Eve's Urban Air Mobility Plans

The $30 million strategic investment is set to be made once Eve completes an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange following a business combination with Zanite Acquisition Corp.

FutureFlight

March 18, 2022

Delta Air Lines Agrees to Back Airbus Plans For Hydrogen-powered Airliners

Under a memorandum of understanding, Delta Air Lines will participate in Airbus-lead research and development work aimed at getting a hydrogen-powered airliner into service in 2035.

FutureFlight

March 18, 2022

North Energy Cluster Partnership Boosts Deutsche Aircraft's Plans For Green 328eco Airliner

Norway’s North Energy Cluster is working with Deutsche Aircraft to make available new e-fuels that they say will deliver lower carbon emissions than existing sustainable aviation fuels.

FutureFlight

March 17, 2022

Textron Supercharges Electric Aviation Ambitions With Pipistrel Acquisition

Textron will pay around $242 million to acquire Slovenia-based Pipistrel and says it will back the company with further investments and its global product support network.

FutureFlight

March 17, 2022

New Study Predicts $325 Billion Market Boom for Autonomous Aircraft

A new report commissioned by the Aerospace Industries Association forecasts that the autonomous aircraft market will grow nearly 25 percent a year over the next two decades.

FutureFlight On The Radar

March 16, 2022

Eve Steps Up Miami UAM Plans, Nets 200-unit Order

Embraer Eve has announced plans to prepare the way for urban air mobility flights in the Miami area with local operator Global Crossing Airlines.

Aircraft

March 16, 2022

Eve Steps Up Plans for Miami Urban Air Mobility, as Local Operator Agrees to Add 200 eVTOLs to Charter Fleet

Charter airline GlobalX has signed a letter of intent covering 200 provisional orders for Eve's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.

FutureFlight

March 16, 2022

Archer Tells Shareholders It Is on Track with eVTOL Aircraft Development Plans

The California-based start-up reported that it began 2022 with $746.9 million in cash reserves as it stepped up work to bring a four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to market.

FutureFlight

March 15, 2022

Joby Reaches Fourth of Five Stages in FAA Part 135 Certification Process

California-based Joby expects to gain its Part 135 operator certificate by the end of the year, preparing the way for commercial ride-sharing flights in its eVTOL aircraft by 2024.

FutureFlight

March 15, 2022

Solvay Steps Up Work on Materials for Advanced Air Mobility with New Partnerships

The materials specialist has started working with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research.

FutureFlight

March 15, 2022

U.S. Air Force Pilots Take the Controls of Beta's Alia for First Crewed Military eVTOL Flight

Beta Technologies is working to bring the six-seat, fixed-wing Alia 250 eVTOL model into commercial service in 2024 and is also building a network of charging stations across the U.S.

FutureFlight

March 14, 2022

Industry Responds to FAA Draft Engineering Brief on Vertiport Design

Stakeholder consultations on FAA proposals for vertiport and vertistop design standards is due to close on April 18, and a final engineering brief could be ready in June.

FutureFlight On The Radar

March 11, 2022

USAF Backs Electra-MIT Team's Work on Flight Controls For eSTOL Aircraft

Electra is working on plans for a hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft that could enter service from 2026 with a range of up to 500 miles.

FutureFlight

March 11, 2022

Universal Hydrogen To Build Manufacturing and Distribution Center in Albuquerque

The company wants the New Mexico plant to be ready to start production in 2024, to support the first planned commercial flights by converted airliners in 2025.

FutureFlight

March 11, 2022

FutureFlight

Latest

Paris eVTOL Flight Trials Aim To Make a Big, Quiet Impact on Air Mobility

Flight testing with both the 2X technology demonstrator and the VoloCity eVTOL prototype are intended to provide a complete understanding of the aircraft's acoustic profile.

New Concept of Operations Report Paves the Way for UK Progress with Urban Air Mobility

The document was produced by a consortium that included Eve, Vertical Aerospace and Volocopter, along with air traffic management groups NATS and Atech, ground infrastructure specialist and drone operator Skyports, and London's Heathrow and City Airports.

Car Maker Suzuki Backs SkyDrive's Plans To Bring Flying Car to Market

The Tokyo-based start-up is now receiving professional support from Suzuki Motor Corporation for research, development, manufacturing, and business planning.

New Aviation Technology Prompts Insurance Providers To Recalibrate Risk Assessments

Specialist insurance group Global Aerospace formed its Emerging Technology Unit to address the need to cover advanced air mobility products and operations.

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Iceberg Short-Selling Report Targets Lilium Mainly over Battery Claims for Ducted Fan eVTOL Design

The March 14 report argues that Lilium is losing ground in the race to launch eVTOL commercial operations and also that it has overstated the solidity of announced aircraft sales to date.

Joby Secures FAA Approval of First Systems and Compliance Review

FAA's systems and compliance review of Joby’s eVTOL aircraft keeps it on pace to receive type certification ahead of entry-into-service in 2024.

Sustainability Group Acciona Commits to Strategic Investment in Eve's Urban Air Mobility Plans

The $30 million strategic investment is set to be made once Eve completes an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange following a business combination with Zanite Acquisition Corp.

Delta Air Lines Agrees to Back Airbus Plans For Hydrogen-powered Airliners

Under a memorandum of understanding, Delta Air Lines will participate in Airbus-lead research and development work aimed at getting a hydrogen-powered airliner into service in 2035.

North Energy Cluster Partnership Boosts Deutsche Aircraft's Plans For Green 328eco Airliner

Norway’s North Energy Cluster is working with Deutsche Aircraft to make available new e-fuels that they say will deliver lower carbon emissions than existing sustainable aviation fuels.

Textron Supercharges Electric Aviation Ambitions With Pipistrel Acquisition

Textron will pay around $242 million to acquire Slovenia-based Pipistrel and says it will back the company with further investments and its global product support network.

New Study Predicts $325 Billion Market Boom for Autonomous Aircraft

A new report commissioned by the Aerospace Industries Association forecasts that the autonomous aircraft market will grow nearly 25 percent a year over the next two decades.

Eve Steps Up Miami UAM Plans, Nets 200-unit Order

Embraer Eve has announced plans to prepare the way for urban air mobility flights in the Miami area with local operator Global Crossing Airlines.

Eve Steps Up Plans for Miami Urban Air Mobility, as Local Operator Agrees to Add 200 eVTOLs to Charter Fleet

Charter airline GlobalX has signed a letter of intent covering 200 provisional orders for Eve's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.

Archer Tells Shareholders It Is on Track with eVTOL Aircraft Development Plans

The California-based start-up reported that it began 2022 with $746.9 million in cash reserves as it stepped up work to bring a four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to market.

Joby Reaches Fourth of Five Stages in FAA Part 135 Certification Process

California-based Joby expects to gain its Part 135 operator certificate by the end of the year, preparing the way for commercial ride-sharing flights in its eVTOL aircraft by 2024.

Solvay Steps Up Work on Materials for Advanced Air Mobility with New Partnerships

The materials specialist has started working with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research.

U.S. Air Force Pilots Take the Controls of Beta's Alia for First Crewed Military eVTOL Flight

Beta Technologies is working to bring the six-seat, fixed-wing Alia 250 eVTOL model into commercial service in 2024 and is also building a network of charging stations across the U.S.

Industry Responds to FAA Draft Engineering Brief on Vertiport Design

Stakeholder consultations on FAA proposals for vertiport and vertistop design standards is due to close on April 18, and a final engineering brief could be ready in June.

USAF Backs Electra-MIT Team's Work on Flight Controls For eSTOL Aircraft

Electra is working on plans for a hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft that could enter service from 2026 with a range of up to 500 miles.

Universal Hydrogen To Build Manufacturing and Distribution Center in Albuquerque

The company wants the New Mexico plant to be ready to start production in 2024, to support the first planned commercial flights by converted airliners in 2025.

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