Hydrogen from humidity: World first direct air electrolyser news Alasdair Whyte 15 Sep 22 0 A method that electrolyses hydrogen out of thin air, anywhere on Earth, without the need for any other water source has been developed and tested… Read more
Heart Aerospace joins European regional airline association news Alasdair Whyte 14 Sep 22 0 Heart Aerospace has joined the European Regions Airline Association (ERA), a trade association for European regional airlines and associated businesses. For the Swedish electric aircraft… Read more
Matternet drone system first to be type certified by FAA news Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 22 0 Matternet’s M2 drone has achieved type certification by the FAA, becoming the first non-military unmanned aircraft to achieve type certification in the US. The completion… Read more
Rolls-Royce pulls out of Boom’s supersonic engine programme news Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 22 0 Rolls-Royce has backed out of the programme to develop jet engines for Boom’s supersonic aircraft, Overture. The British OEM worked with Boom on a conceptual… Read more
Airbus and Hiratagakuen partner to develop AAM in Japan news Alasdair Whyte 9 Sep 22 0 Airbus is partnering with Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen to develop AAM services in the Kansai region of central south Japan and beyond. Through the agreement,… Read more
United makes $15m investment in Eve, orders 200 aircraft news Alasdair Whyte 8 Sep 22 0 United Airlines has ventured further into the AAM sector with a $15m investment in Eve Air Mobility and a conditional order for 200 eVTOLs (plus… Read more
Inter-Channel Island postal drone deliveries ‘possible in five years’ news Alasdair Whyte 7 Sep 22 0 Inter-island postal drone deliveries could be possible within five years, according to Guernsey Post chief executive Boley Smillie. However, a lot of work is still… Read more
Everglades Jetport ready to begin unmanned flight testing news Alasdair Whyte 7 Sep 22 0 The supersonic airport that never was could become a testing ground for unmanned autonomous aircraft in Florida. A Miami-Dade county commission vote has directed the… Read more
Skyportz unveils design for Australia’s first vertiport news Alasdair Whyte 7 Sep 22 0 Skyportz has published its design for the first vertiport in Australia. The port will service the emerging electric air taxi industry at the AAUS annual… Read more
Revolution.Aero Uplift: Zipline to any zip code news Alasdair Whyte 7 Sep 22 0 Anyone in Ghana with internet access can now order almost anything that weighs less than 3kg to their front door irrespective of how remote that… Read more
Tulsa RAM corridor awarded $39m by US government news Alasdair Whyte 6 Sep 22 0 The Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility (TRAM) Corridor, led by the Indian Nations Council of Governments, is to receive approximately $39m from the Biden administration. The… Read more
Medical drone delivery Project CAELUS is moving to next stage news Alasdair Whyte 5 Sep 22 0 A consortium working to launch the UK’s first medical drone delivery service, Care & Equity – Healthcare Logistics UAS Scotland (CAELUS) said the project is… Read more
Jumia and Zipline partner on e-commerce delivery service in Africa news Alasdair Whyte 2 Sep 22 0 African e-commerce giant, Jumia and Zipline are partnering to launch automated, on-demand delivery for e-commerce in Africa. The two firms launched a pilot programme and… Read more
Archer appoints ex-FAA certification expert to senior team news Alasdair Whyte 1 Sep 22 0 Archer Aviation has appointed of Dr. Michael Romanowski, formerly of the FAA, as head of Government Relations. Romanowski joins Archer after more than 14 years… Read more
Ground broken on US AAM centre of excellence news Alasdair Whyte 31 Aug 22 0 Last week ground was broken on the new National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) at Ohio’s Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. The centre will become… Read more