BETA Technologies unveils certification plans for eCTOL aircraft

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Mar 23

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BETA Technologies has revealed plans to certify an eCTOL model of its all-electric aircraft, known as the CX300. The aircraft is the company’s second all-electric…

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Regional air mobility could save Santa Monica Airport and many like it

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Feb 23

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The scaling of the regional air mobility sector could halt the closure of airports like Santa Monica by 2028, according to Kevin Antcliff.  The Xwing…

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BETA and Blade conduct first piloted flight in New York area

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Feb 23

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The first piloted eVTOL flight in New York took place this week as BETA Technologies’ ALIA-250 took to the skies above Westchester County Airport. During…

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Short hoperations: What will day-to-day eVTOL ops look like?

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Feb 23

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Certifying an eVTOL is the tip of the iceberg. It is the years of operations and maintenance proceeding that to which the industry will be…

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FAA partners with Korean regulatory authority on AAM certification and operations

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Jan 23

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The FAA and the Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) have agreed to partner on future AAM aircraft development and operations.  The agencies signed a…

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FAA releases airworthiness criteria for Archer’s Midnight

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Dec 22

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The FAA has released the proposed airworthiness criteria for Archer’s eVTOL.  Archer will have to meet the criteria in order to achieve certification of its…

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Joby reaches halfway point of FAA systems review

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Dec 22

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Joby has completed the second of four system reviews required by the FAA as part of its aircraft type certification. The review was an in-person,…

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The path to power(ed lift)

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Dec 22

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Class 14 CFR 21.17(b) or CS-23/CS-27. That is the question. To build a successful aircraft you need to make thousands of correct decisions. One of…

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XWing selected to join FAA’s COSTA programme

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Dec 22

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Xwing is participating in the FAA’s Crosscutting Operations Strategy and Technical Assessment (COSTA) project, with support from NASA.  The COSTA project looks at the management…

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FAA proposes rules for eVTOL operations by mid-2020s

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Yves Le Marquand

23 Nov 22

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The FAA has proposed new rules to assist in paving the way for commercial air taxi operations by the middle of the decade. The agency…

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Road to certification: FAA releases Joby airworthiness criteria

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Yves Le Marquand

8 Nov 22

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The FAA has issued the airworthiness criteria for Joby’s eVTOL, the highly anticipated document provides insight into how the agency plans to certify these aircraft.…

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NBAA’s Ed Bolen joins FAA advanced aviation committee

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Yves Le Marquand

26 Oct 22

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Ed Bolen, president and CEO of National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), is one of 12 new appointees to the FAA’s Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee (AAAC).…

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Revolution.Aero: Forza A(AM)zzurri

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Yves Le Marquand

25 Oct 22

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Last week Italy’s first vertiport opened for testing. The occasion was marked by the first crewed flight of an eVTOL in the country as Volocopter’s…

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Lirio Liu’s FAA Keynote Address #Rev22

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Oct 22

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It can sometimes be challenging for the FAA to keep pace with the speed of private sector innovators, according to Lirio Liu, executive director, Aircraft…

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