Joby gets FAA permit to fly first aircraft off production line

news

Yves Le Marquand

28 Jun 23

0

Joby Aviation has received an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate for the first aircraft built on its pilot production line. Issued by the Federal Aviation Administration,…

Read more

Avidyne to supply avionics for VoltAero’s Cassio 330

news

Yves Le Marquand

28 Jun 23

0

VoltAero has selected Avidyne to develop and supply avionics for the Cassio 330 including custom-made software for hybrid-electric operations. The Cassio 330 will be equipped…

Read more

DoT audit reports friction within FAA over eVTOL certification pathways

news

Yves Le Marquand

28 Jun 23

0

Disagreements around the FAA’s move away from powered-lift for certifying fixed-wing style AAM aircraft led to a “decline in morale” among some staff and an…

Read more

Alef’s flying car receives FAA special airworthiness certification

news

Yves Le Marquand

27 Jun 23

0

Alef Aeronautics has become the first road legal electric car to be certified by the FAA – through a special airworthiness certificate. The firm unveiled…

Read more

NASA ends X-57 Maxwell project without flying

news

Yves Le Marquand

26 Jun 23

0

NASA is ending its X-57 Maxwell experimental electric aircraft project without flying the airframe due to a litany of technical issues and time constraints.  The…

Read more

Lilium receives FAA G-1 certification basis

news

Yves Le Marquand

26 Jun 23

0

Lilium has received the FAA’s G-1 Certification Basis necessary for type certification of its aircraft, making it the only powered-lift OEM to receive a basis…

Read more

Suzuki to help SkyDrive manufacture eVTOL

news

Yves Le Marquand

26 Jun 23

0

SkyDrive and Suzuki have agreed a deal which will see the Japanese automotive giant help SkyDrive manufacture its eVTOL. The agreement, signed at the Paris…

Read more

EASA publishes means of compliance for thermal runaway

news

Yves Le Marquand

22 Jun 23

0

EASA has published its Means of Compliance with the Special Condition for VTOL focused on thermal runaway. The publication, its third means of compliance (MOC)…

Read more

Volocopter completes flight tests with NEOM in Saudi Arabia

news

Yves Le Marquand

22 Jun 23

0

Volocopter and smart city, NEOM have successfully completed over a week of test flights in Saudi Arabia. This is the first time an eVTOL has…

Read more

Iridium proposes new UAS integration plan

news

Yves Le Marquand

22 Jun 23

0

Iridium Communications has proposed a new model for uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) integration into US national airspace. Coming off the back of recent results of…

Read more

‘Human interaction key to autonomy’: Wisk’s Brian Yutko

news

Yves Le Marquand

21 Jun 23

0

Building safe and scaleable ground infrastructure to allow people to interact with autonomous aircraft is key to Wisk’s plans, said CEO Brian Yutko. Speaking in…

Read more

ZeroAvia signs two leasing agreements at Paris Air Show

news

Yves Le Marquand

21 Jun 23

0

ZeroAvia has signed off on two leasing agreements for its ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines with firms Monte and Green Aerolease.  The first agreement, signed yesterday with…

Read more

Volocopter reveals first public routes for Paris Olympics

news

Yves Le Marquand

20 Jun 23

0

Volocopter and Groupe ADP have revealed the first eVTOL routes open to the public which will be operational in time for the Paris Olympics in…

Read more

Airbus and STMicroelectronics to develop electronics for future aircraft

news

Yves Le Marquand

20 Jun 23

0

Airbus has signed off on a deal with semiconductor specialist, STMicroelectronics to develop lighter power electronics required for hybrid and fully-electric aircraft.  The deal builds…

Read more

ADAC Luftrettung and Volocopter to outfit eVTOLs for rescue operations

news

Yves Le Marquand

19 Jun 23

0

ADAC Luftrettung and Volocopter have signed off on two agreements to customise VoloCity eVTOLs for rescue services.  The agreements, signed at the Paris Air Show,…

Read more