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 On The Radar
EASA Introduces Regulatory Changes for VTOL Operations
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published new proposed regulations governing the operation of vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, including drones and air taxis.
FutureFlight
Textron Refreshes Leadership of eAviation Division to Progress Nexus eVTOL Aircraft Program
Kriya Shortt is taking over as president and CEO of Textron's eAviation division while Rob Scholl moves over to lead Textron Specialized Vehicles.
FutureFlight
Bristow Pilot Test Flies Beta's Alia Electric Airplane
This flight marks the first time a commercial customer has flown Beta's Alia prototype.
Avionics
iFly EFB App Now Compatible with Avidyne Avionics
Electronic flight bag app gets major update
FutureFlight
Moonware Secures First Customers for AI-powered 'Ground Traffic Control' Software
Moonware aims to automate ground operations at airports and vertiports using artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles.
FutureFlight
Archer and Wisk Reach Settlement Over Trade Secrets Lawsuit
Rival eVTOL air taxi developers Archer Aviation and Wisk Aero have squashed their row over intellectual property and will now collaborate on autonomous flight technologies, the companies announced August 10.
FutureFlight
Aska's A5 'Flying SUV' Prototype Begins Flight Test Campaign
A prototype of Aska's hybrid-electric, drive-and-fly eVTOL vehicle has achieved its first hover flights.
FutureFlight
Eviation Outsources Design of All-electric Alice Commuter Airplane
Seattle-based TLG Aerospace will design the production configuration for Eviation's Alice.
FutureFlight
Amprius Declares a Breakthrough in Aviation Battery Technology
Amprius Makes Breakthrough in Battery Technology for Electric Aircraft
Avionics
Avidyne Conceived Quantum Avionics with AAM in Mind
Quantum’s AI offers new capabilities for a wide variety of aircraft
Training and Workforce
Summit Aviation Launches Apprenticeship Program
New apprenticeship program aims to develop Delaware's aviation workforce
FutureFlight
Avidyne Conceived Quantum Avionics With Advanced Air Mobility In Mind
Avidyne says its new Quantum flight deck suite allows supports fully customized avionics systems in a variety of AAM aircraft.
Aircraft
AAM Market Worth $68.1B by 2032, Study Finds
The advanced air mobility industry will grow at a CAGR of 35.2 percent, according to a new market report.
FutureFlight On The Radar
Booming eVTOL Market Worth $23.4B by 2035, Analysts Predict
Europe will hold the largest share of the global eVTOL aircraft market, while fully electric and lift-and-cruise designs will account for most of the market growth between 2023 and 2035.
Avionics
Honeywell Releases Avionics Upgrade for G650/650ER
The Honeywell Primus Epic Block 3 avionics upgrade is now available for Gulfstream G650 and G650ER aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications
Garmin Introduces GHA 15 Altitude Reader
Garmin’s new radar-based altitude callout system is designed to help pilots know how far their aircraft is from the ground during landing.
Avionics
Cessna Caravans Get Garmin Avionics Software Upgrade
New 2024 models of the Cessna Caravan and Cessna Grand Caravan EX will feature additional enhancements to their Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight decks.
FutureFlight
Whisper Aero Breaks Ground on New Flight Test Center in Tennessee
The Whisper Aero Flight Test Center will be an 8,000-square-foot hangar located at Crossville Memorial Airport (KCSV), right next door to the company’s headquarters in Crossville, Tennessee.
FutureFlight
Supernal Opens New Engineering Headquarters In California For eVTOL Aircraft Development
Supernal, Hyundai’s advanced air mobility subsidiary, aims to hire at least 100 employees at its new engineering headquarters in Irvine, California, this year.
FutureFlight
ZeroAvia Concludes First Flight Test Campaign of Hydrogen-powered Dornier 228
Having flown its hydrogen-powered Dornier 228 airplane 10 times, ZeroAvia says it has wrapped up its initial flight test campaign and is now preparing for its first cross-country flights.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
FAA Accepts Reliable Robotics’ Certification Plans
Reliable Robotics says the FAA has accepted its certification plans for a fully autonomous flight control system, which the company plans to install on aircraft to enable remotely piloted operations under supplemental type certificates.
FutureFlight On The Radar
FAA Issues Advanced Air Mobility Implementation Plan
The FAA has released the first version of its advanced air mobility (AAM) implementation plan, a document that outlines all the steps that the regulatory agency and other stakeholders will need to take to enable AAM operations in the U.S. by 2028.
FutureFlight
FAA Accepts Reliable Robotics’ Certification Plans for Autonomous Flight Control System
Reliable Robotics says the FAA has accepted its certification plans for a fully autonomous flight control system that would support remotely piloted operations for all phases of flight.
FutureFlight
Propulsion System Innovator Ampaire Acquires eVTOL Aircraft Developer Talyn Air
Ampaire aims to develop Talyn's unique dual-vehicle eVTOL concept with a new hybrid-electric powertrain.
FutureFlight
PAL-V Sells Five Liberty 'Flying Cars' to Aircraft Maintenance Firm
Austrian aircraft maintenance firm Primus Aero has decided to purchase a fleet of PAL-V’s Liberty “flying cars.”
FutureFlight
South Korean Airline Hi-Air Plans To Operate Plana's Hybrid-electric VTOL Aircraft
A letter of intent, signed on July 17, builds on earlier provisional sales for 70 of Plana's CP-01 aircraft to Ghenus Air in the U.S. and Japan's SkyTaxi.
FutureFlight
FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup
FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
FutureFlight
Doroni Achieves First Piloted Flight With Its Personal eVTOL Aircraft
Doroni founder and CEO Doron Merdinger became the first person to pilot a two-seat personal eVTOL in the U.S. on July 3, 2023, when he flew a full-scale technology demonstrator for Doroni's H1 "flying car."
FutureFlight
Beyond Automation: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Aviation
Artificial intelligence isn’t only changing the way airplanes fly—it’s transforming nearly every aspect of aviation on the ground, too.
FutureFlight
Transport Canada Grants $1.3 Million Contract to Autonomous Flight Start-up Ribbit
Ribbit, a Toronto-based start-up developing software for cargo airplanes, has won a $1.3 million contract to conduct flight trials over northern Canada.
