NBAA-backed AAM legislation passed by US House news Alasdair Whyte 15 Jun 22 0 The US House has passed NBAA-backed legislation to accelerate the growth of AAM. The Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act (AAIM Act), H.R. 6270 authorises funding… Read more
Amazon drone deliveries to be trialled in Californian town news Alasdair Whyte 14 Jun 22 0 Amazon customers in Lockeford, California, will be among the first to receive Prime Air drone deliveries in the U.S. The promise of drone delivery has… Read more
ENAC and Florence sign AAM protocol news Alasdair Whyte 13 Jun 22 0 Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (ENAC) and the Municipality of Florence, Italy have signed an AAM protocol which aims to have drones operational for the… Read more
Mayman unveils flight-ready prototype Speeder news Alasdair Whyte 10 Jun 22 0 Mayman Aerospace has unveiled a flight-ready prototype of its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV) at the Draper Venture Network CEO Summit 2022 in northern California. Read more
Airport group to develop vertiports with eVTOL rivals news Alasdair Whyte 10 Jun 22 0 Corporacion America Airports (CAA) is working with rival eVTOL aircraft developers, Eve and Vertical Aerospace, on plans to develop a network of vertiports in Latin… Read more
AutoFlight reveals second proof of concept in flight news Alasdair Whyte 9 Jun 22 0 AutoFlight has released its second proof-of-concept (POC) video for the Prosperity I. The new video, debuting less than four months after the first POC video,… Read more
Falcon and Eve plan to bring UAM to Dubai news Alasdair Whyte 9 Jun 22 0 Falcon Aviation has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Eve for up to 35 eVTOLs with deliveries expected to begin in 2026. Read more
Tyrolean closes deal to buy PAL-V’s flying cars news Alasdair Whyte 8 Jun 22 0 Austria-based Tyrolean Jet Services has closed a deal with flying car manufacturer, PAL-V for the purchase of its PAL-V Liberty. Read more
Revolution.Aero Uplift: Volt from the blue news Alasdair Whyte 8 Jun 22 0 Small-scale commercial aviation, medical evacuation, cargo and freight. All operating in a manner respectful of the environment, whilst “drastically” reducing noise and without the need… Read more
Loganair: Frequency makes it viable news Alasdair Whyte 1 Jun 22 0 Despite regional electric aircraft offering the promise of cheaper flights, economic viability will only be possible with higher flight frequency. As new technology, they will… Read more
Eve and Porsche Consulting partner on eVTOL business strategy news Alasdair Whyte 1 Jun 22 0 Eve is collaborating with Porsche Consulting to develop an eVTOL supply chain, global manufacturing and logistics macro strategy. Read more
TCab’s E20 to be equipped with Safran motors news Alasdair Whyte 31 May 22 0 Safran Electrical & Power’s ENGINeUSTM electric smart motors will power China-based developer, TCab Tech’s E20 eVTOL aircraft. Read more
Revolution.Aero Uplift: Emission impossible news Alasdair Whyte 30 May 22 0 In English football (soccer), all major finals are played at the national stadium, in Wembley, London. Recently, some 46,000 Sunderland Football Club fans travelled 270… Read more
Airbus to develop hydrogen technologies at new UK research centre news Alasdair Whyte 30 May 22 0 Airbus is opening what it calls a ‘Zero Emission Development Centre’ (ZEDC) for hydrogen technologies in the UK. Read more
Jetex and Volocopter partner to build UAM ecosystem news Alasdair Whyte 27 May 22 0 The partnership will see the construction and operation of UAM taxi take-off and landing infrastructure and services for passenger transportation. Read more