Hanneke Weitering
Science & Technology Editor
Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She is now based in Seattle near Boeing Field and spends her free time exploring nature in the Pacific Northwest.
Latest from Hanneke Weitering
FutureFlight
FAA Contracts Xwing to Conduct Autonomous Flight Trials Over Wildfires
Autonomous flight pioneer Xwing will conduct flight trials over California wildfires and other areas with flight restrictions to study how autonomous aircraft can safely integrate into the National Airspace System.
Aircraft
VPorts To Launch Québec-Syracuse Air Mobility Corridor
Vports is planning an international AAM corridor for electric aircraft between Quebec and Syracuse, New York.
Aircraft
2022: A Pivotal Year for Advanced Air Mobility
2022 has proven to be a pivotal year for the advanced air mobility industry.
FutureFlight
VPorts to Launch Air Mobility Corridor Between Québec and Syracuse
VPorts plans to launch the world's first international, electric AAM corridor between one of its vertiports in Mirabel, Québec, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR) in Syracuse, New York.
FutureFlight
Pacific Group Preorders SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL Aircraft for Vietnam Operations
With the aim of introducing urban air mobility in the Southeast Asian country, Pacific Group has provisionally agreed to buy as many as 100 copies of the two-seater.
FutureFlight
Aura Raises $75 Million for New Wireless Communications Network For Autonomous Aircraft
Aura aims to accelerate the integration of remotely piloted flight operations in the National Airspace System by providing a dedicated communications platform.
FutureFlight
Ampaire's Hybrid-Electric Eco Caravan Makes First Test Flight
The Eco Caravan made a first flight on November 18, marking a key waypoint in Ampaire’s efforts to bring the converted hybrid-electric aircraft to market.
FutureFlight
Archer Details Motor and Battery Design for the Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
At the first public reveal of its Midnight eVTOL air taxi last week, Archer's engineers explained how they designed and optimized the proprietary battery packs and motors that power the fully electric, four-seat aircraft.
FutureFlight
Archer Aviation Reveals Full-sized Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
The company has just revealed its Midnight aircraft, the production version of its four-seat eVTOL air taxi.
Aircraft
Archer Rolls Out Four-seat Midnight eVTOL
Archer's newly revealed eVTOL, dubbed Midnight, will be manufactured in Georgia and is expected to enter service in 2025.
FutureFlight
Archer To Build Manufacturing Facility in Georgia for Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
Archer's new Midnight aircraft factory will be located adjacent to Covington Municipal Airport in Georgia.
FutureFlight On The Radar
Drone Noise Causes Increased Stress, Study Finds
Drones and air taxis may be quieter than helicopters, but the noise they produce can still increase stress levels among people living in communities that adopt urban air mobility.
FutureFlight
Australian Airline Orders 20 Eviation Alice All-Electric Commuter Airplanes
Eviation says the provisional order book for its electric airplane is now worth more than $2 billion, with Northern Territory Air Services being its latest customer.
FutureFlight
Flying Cars Capture the Public Imagination, But Will Regulators Approve Them?
While most advanced air mobility start-ups are developing eVTOL air taxis for commercial use, these companies plan to deliver vehicles for personal use that can be flown and also driven on the ground.
FutureFlight
Archer and United Airlines Announce eVTOL Air Taxi Route Between Manhattan and Newark Airport
Archer's Midnight eVTOL air taxi will transport passengers between Newark Liberty Airport and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport.
Aircraft
Boeing Projects Air Cargo Traffic to Double by 2041
According to Boeing's World Air Cargo Forecast, air cargo traffic will double over the next 20 years due to growth in e-commerce and supply chain needs.
FutureFlight
ZeroAvia, AGS Airports Partner to Bring Hydrogen-powered Aviation to Scotland
ZeroAvia will work with the airport group to explore the necessary infrastructure to support hydrogen-powered flights from two airports in Scotland.
FutureFlight
Merlin Labs Picks CMC's PU-3000 Avionics Computer for Autonomous Flight Solutions
CMC Electronics will supply the avionics computers for Merlin Labs' converted, self-flying cargo carriers.
FutureFlight
Electric R44 Completes First Airport-to-airport Flight
An electric-powered R44 helicopter modified by Tier 1 Engineering and Lung Biotechnology showed a new way to transport transplantable organs.
FutureFlight
BAE Systems Taps Battery Maker Amprius for Electric Aviation and Defense Applications
British defense contractor BAE Systems has entered into a three-year cooperation agreement with the lithium-ion battery developer.
FutureFlight
Archer Picks Mecaer To Supply Landing Gear for Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
Mecaer Aviation Group, an Italian aerospace company, will design and provide the gear.
FutureFlight
Volatus Infrastructure Plans Low-Cost Vertiports for eVTOL Aircraft
Volatus Infrastructure offers small but scalable vertiports that can be built in just four weeks for as little as $500,000.
FutureFlight
Bell Brings Autonomous Cargo UAV To Air Medical Show
Bell pursues the medical market for its Autonomous Pod Transport cargo drone.
FutureFlight
AeroDelft Partners with Airbus to Develop Hydrogen-powered Aircraft
AeroDelft, a student-run team of engineers at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands, is working with Airbus to accelerate the development of zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered aircraft.
FutureFlight
MagniX To Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Zero-Emission Flights
The hydrogen fuel cells will complement MagniX's battery-electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems.
FutureFlight
Universal Hydrogen to Fly Hydrogen-powered Dash 8 by Year-end
In partnership with Seattle-based Aerotec, Universal Hydrogen readies for first flight of a Dash 8-300 fitted with a hydrogen-fuel-cell-based powertrain.
Training and Workforce
'Top Gun' Star Barbaro Talks Supersonic Flight Training
Monica Barbaro discussed the flight training it took to prepare for "Top Gun: Maverick" during a keynote address at NBAA-BACE 2022.
Maintenance and Modifications
InSight Upgrade STC for Hawker 800 Adds Skytrac D150 SDU
SEA will offer Skytrac's DL150 satellite data unit as an optional addition to its InSight flight deck upgrade for Hawker 800 series aircraft.
FutureFlight
Evia Aero Orders 25 Eviation Alice Electric Commuters
Evia Aero plans to operate a fleet of Eviation's all-electric Alice nine-passenger commuter airplanes in Europe.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AviationManuals Forms Partnerships To Expand Services
AviationManuals is teaming up with Starr Insurance and several other key industry players.
