Archer delivers first aircraft to US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 16 Aug 24 0 Archer Aviation has delivered its first Midnight eVTOL to the US Air Force (USAF) after the Department of Defense accepted the aircraft’s military airworthiness assessment.… Read more
Reliable’s autopilot flies first solo mission news Yves Le Marquand 8 Dec 23 0 Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system has flown solo for the first time. Last month, Reliable’s Cessna 208B Caravan flew with no one onboard supervised… Read more
Elroy flies hybrid-electric VTOL in ‘world first’ news Yves Le Marquand 20 Nov 23 0 Elroy Air’s turbogenerator-hybrid electric VTOL aircraft has completed a maiden flight in a “world first” for the aircraft type. The aircraft, known as the… Read more
AFWERX, NASA and FAA sign info-sharing ‘MoU of MoUs’ news Yves Le Marquand 31 Oct 23 0 AFWERX Prime, the FAA and NASA have agreed to share flight-test data to accelerate the safe integration of AAM aircraft into the national airspace system… Read more
BETA’s Alia begins deployment with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 30 Oct 23 0 BETA Technologies has landed its all-electric aircraft at Duke Field, Florida to begin a contracted deployment period with the US Air Force (USAF). BETA’s ALIA… Read more
Joby delivers first aircraft half-year ahead of schedule news Yves Le Marquand 25 Sep 23 0 Joby has delivered its first aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base about six months ahead of the expected 2024 delivery date. On-base operations with Joby’s… Read more