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Former Bell and U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Jeff Greenwood is joining eVTOL aircraft developer Archer, and Dave Dennison is coming aboard as the company's vice president of engineering.
Deutsche Aircraft and H2Fly have started a joint project to develop hydrogen fuel cells to convert the Dornier 328 regional airliner to hydrogen propulsion.
Performance-based Part 23 regulations are opening the door to new urban air mobility technologies but the FAA is holding off on setting blanket standards while it examines the technologies of each company applying for type certification.
VoltAero wants to show local business leaders, politicians and aviation officials the benefits it says its hybrid-electric Cassio bring to regional air services.
A newly published Investment Memo from Joby Aviation and Reinvent Technology Partners spells out what they see as the value proposition behind their plans to dominate the urban air mobility market.
During a proof-of-concept trial at Germany's Stuttgart Messe convention center, Volocopter and logistics group DB Schenker evaluated multiple aspects of ground operations with the VoloDrone eVTOL vehicle.
Flying car innovator Stefan Klein says his AirCar will be suitable for trips of up to around 600 miles, while being able to quickly convert to road use in urban areas.
The international standards organizations have published new guidance on how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be safely and appropriately applied
Eviation Aircraft has significantly redesigned its 11-seat all-electric Alice, with a new T-shaped tail and its MagniX electric propulsion units relocated.
The pilot-training organization, based at Montpelier in the south of France, will help VoltAero plan for operations of its Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft and also develop training for pilots.
Electra expects to start ground testing a technology demonstrator before the end of 2021 for its planned eSTOL aircraft, which is one of several new designs being evaluated by the U.S. Air Force for possible military roles.
The company will use a pair of 19-seat Dornier 228 twin turboprop aircraft for research and development work under the UK government-backed HyFlyer II program.
When it enters service in 2025, Hybrid Air Vehicles' Airlander 10 airship will be powered by two of Collins's 500-kW electric motors in tandem with a pair of diesel engines, but it is expected to be all-electric by 2030.
The lawsuit between Wisk and Archer is due to be heard before the federal court for the Northern District of California, starting on July 7. Wisk is alleging theft of trade secrets and intellectual property relating to an eVTOL aircraft design.
Arguements made by Archer's legal team in an opposition court filing signal a change in tactics in its defense of charges of trade secrets theft made by rival Wisk in a case due to start in San Francisco on July 7.
The flights will be operated by partner operators in South Florida and on the U.S. West Coast using up to 60 of Eve's planned four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.
The European aviation safety regulator is giving VTOL aircraft developers and other interested parties another chance to comment on the proposed means of compliance for certifying new aircraft under its Special Condition VTOL rules.
Lift Aircraft has selected fellow Texas company Qarbon Aerospace as the manufacturing partner for its Hexa electric multicopter, which is intended for leisure flights and personal transportation.