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
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Astrolabe Aims to Revolutionize eVTOL Battery Safety with Data Analytics
Astrolabe Analytics is developing a data-driven software solution for battery health monitoring and predictive maintenance.
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AIBot Partners with Honeywell to Develop Flight Controls for Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft
AIBot has emerged from stealth mode with plans to introduce a seven-seat eVTOL aircraft with highly automated flight controls powered by artificial intelligence.
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FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup
FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
Avionics
Reliable Robotics Flies Caravan Without a Pilot on Board
The start-up has completed its first completely uncrewed flight in California
Aircraft
NASA To Roll Out X-59 Supersonic Demonstrator in January
Rollout of the X-59 Quesst is scheduled for January 12
Environment
Boeing Adds 'Insights' to Cascade Climate Impact Modeling Tool
Cascade update adds user-friendly features to improve accessibility
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Reliable Robotics Flies Cessna Caravan Without a Pilot on Board
Reliable Robotics has flown an autonomous cargo airplane with no humans on board for the first time.
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Rotor Technologies Launches Production of R550X Autonomous Helicopter
Rotor Technologies has unveiled the R550X autonomous helicopter that it intends to bring to market in 2024.
Airports
Dutch Airport Partners with Flyvbird for On-demand Air Taxi Services
Flyvbird is building a regional network of small airports in Europe
FutureFlight On The Radar
Hybrid Aircraft Market Will Generate $10 Billion in 2035, Analysts Predict
A new report issued by analysts at Allied Market Research projects the global hybrid aircraft market will generate $1.9 billion of revenue in 2025, when several hybrid aircraft are expected to enter service.
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Wisk Leads Autonomous Flight Trials in New Zealand's Controlled Airspace
The California-based eVTOL developer and its New Zealand partners successfully demonstrated that autonomous, uncrewed aircraft can safely integrate with regular piloted aircraft in controlled airspace.
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Autonomous Flight Pioneers Xwing and Daedalean Partner on Artificial Intelligence
Xwing and Daedalean have agreed to share data, knowledge, and processes pertaining to AI and machine learning, which both companies are using to develop fully autonomous flight control systems.
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Dronamics Plans To Manufacture and Fly Cargo Drones in the UAE
Aramex and Emirates Post Group plan to use Dronamics's Black Swan cargo drone for same-day express deliveries, and Qatar Airways also intends to incorporate the vehicle into its cargo network.
Aircraft
Aurora Reveals Blended-wing-body HSVTOL X-plane Concept
DARPA selected four companies to design HSVTOL X-planes
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Aurora Reveals Blended-wing-body HSVTOL X-plane Concept
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is developing a high-speed, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (HSVTOL) X-plane concept for DARPA's SPRINT program.
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U.S. Air Force Backs Piasecki's VTOL and Hydrogen Propulsion Development
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has received a $37 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to fund the development of its Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES) tilt-duct VTOL aircraft and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion technologies.
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FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup
FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
Aircraft
New Zealand Flight School Orders 10 Tecnam Trainers
Deal includes P2008 JC, P2006T, and P-Mentor models
FutureFlight
Elroy Air's Chaparral eVTOL Prototype Makes First Flight
A pre-production prototype of Elroy Air's hybrid-electric and fully autonomous cargo aircraft performed its inaugural flight on November 12.
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Dubai Heliport Operator Plans To Purchase Archer's Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
Air Chateau International, a private helicopter operator in the UAE, intends to purchase up to 100 Midnight eVTOL aircraft from Archer Aviation in a deal worth $500 million.
FutureFlight On The Radar
Volocopter Takes the Lead in Updated AAM Reality Index
German eVTOL developer Volocopter has jumped to the number-one ranking on SMG Consulting’s Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index, overtaking long-time front-runner Joby Aviation, which is now tied with EHang and Beta Technologies in second place.
Rotorcraft
Electric Air Taxis Take Flight in New York City
Joby and Volocopter fly their eVTOL prototypes from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport
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Electric Air Taxis Take Flight in New York City
Joby and Volocopter flew their respective eVTOL prototypes from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport.
Regulations and Government
FAA Approves Vision Aircraft's Electronic Recordkeeping System
Digital logbook centralizes and secures all aircraft records
Aircraft
Bellwether’s Oryx eVTOL Aircraft Lands at Dubai Airshow
The company expands R&D to the Middle East
FutureFlight
Japanese eVTOL Developer SkyDrive Partners with Setouchi Islands Tourism Group
Japanese eVTOL aircraft developer SkyDrive says a Setouchi Islands tourism association has agreed to purchase an unspecified number of the company’s three-seat SD-05 air taxis for commercial use.
Rotorcraft
Skyryse Claims First Automated Autorotation Landing
The company aims to roll out the first production example of its converted R66 helicopter in early 2024
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Australian Government Backs Hydrogen Fuel Cell eVTOL Development
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded AMSL Aero a AU$5.43 million ($3.45 million) grant to fund the development of a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain for the Vertiia eVTOL aircraft.
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Skyryse Achieves First Automated Helicopter Autorotation Landing
Skyryse has achieved the first-ever fully automated autorotation landing with its modified Robinson R66 helicopter, which was equipped with the company's FlightOS highly automated flight control system
