The city of Taubaté in Sāo Paulo state will host Eve’s eVTOL aircraft production plant, benefitting from close proximity to some of the infrastructure of Brazilian airframer Embraer, which is its main shareholder.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
Airports group Swedavia is providing space for taxi and charging tests as part of Sweden's Elise program to encourage the development of electric aircraft.
A new report from the independent Institute for Transport Economics argues that with the right incentives airlines would switch to electric aircraft for domestic flights.
The German company has cleared all four audits required to secure the EASA design organization approval it needs to complete type certification for its six-passenger Lilium Jet.
California-based eVTOL aircraft developer Joby Aviation says it has finished submitting all the certification plans for its four-passenger air taxi to the FAA.
Mumbai-based Maritime Energy Heli Air Services is to replace Cessna Grand Caravan turboprops with Jekta's electric-powered PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft.
Analysts at the consulting firm McKinsey & Company spell out the key enablers that could lead to a resurgence of short-haul flights for commercial airline passengers.
The four-seat hybrid-electric vehicle is intended for both personal and commercial flights and will be able operate either vertically from helipads or conventionally from runways.