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Japanese Flight Booking Platform To Add EHang's Autonomous eVTOLs to Network

AirX—which offers charter and sightseeing flights in helicopters flown by commercial aircraft operators in Japan—expects to provide eVTOL flights by 2025.

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January 20, 2022

Skyports Buys London's Falcon Heliport for eVTOL Operations

The advanced air mobility ground infrastructure group will use the facility in the heart of the UK capital to develop operating procedures and technologies for eVTOL vertiports.

FutureFlight

January 20, 2022

Leasing Group Explains Why It's Betting Big on eVTOLs To Transform Air Transport

Avolon has set up a dedicated business unit to focus on what it views as massive opportunities with new eVTOL aircraft, which it plans to lease to major airlines and other air taxi operators.

FutureFlight On The Radar

January 20, 2022

EASA's New Aviation Safety Plan Covers eVTOL Technology and Operations

The latest edition of EASA's European Plan for Aviation Safety covers the regulator's key strategic objectives over the period 2022-2026, when the first eVTOL aircraft are due to enter service.

FutureFlight On The Radar

January 19, 2022

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Lockheed Martin Backs Hybrid-electric eSTOL Aircraft Developer Electra

The U.S. defense and aerospace group has not disclosed how much it invested in the start-up during a Series A funding round.

FutureFlight

January 18, 2022

China's AutoFlight Establishes European Subsidiary To Advance eVTOL Plans

AutoFlight Europe is based in the southern German city of Augsburg, which has a rich aerospace heritage. The company is to be led by former Airbus executive Mark Henning.

FutureFlight

January 18, 2022

Blainjett Says Its Variable Pitch System Gives eVTOL Developers New Propulsion Options

The Delaware-based start-up's Dynamic Variable Pitch technology is being evaluated for Horizon Aeronautics' Hoverbike and for a drone being developed by Praxis Aerospace Concepts.

FutureFlight

January 18, 2022

EAG Establishes Fuel Cell Developer for 90-seat Hydrogen Airliner

UK-based Electric Aviation Group now says its planned hydrogen hybrid-electric aircraft will be able to carry 90 passengers, thanks to a larger design than the one it announced in July 2020.

FutureFlight

January 17, 2022

Embraer Seeks Trademarks For Energia Aircraft Family

Newly published trademark and patent applications confirm plans for new aircraft from both Embraer and rival business aircraft manufacturer Gulfstream.

FutureFlight

January 13, 2022

Agreement with Parking Lot Group Offers 400 Australian Vertiport Sites

Skyportz says demand for car parking may not return to pre-pandemic levels, freeing up space for eVTOL air taxi services to use existing infrastructure.

FutureFlight

January 13, 2022

How Electric Propulsion and Blown-wing Technology Have Liberated Aircraft Design

Distributed electric propulsion can give aircraft designers greater flexibility over configurations that can make performance more efficient, and Airflow believes blown wing technology unlocks this potential.

FutureFlight

January 13, 2022

Pre-Series A Funding Round Boosts India's ePlane eVTOL

The start-up was founded by an aerospace engineering professor and student from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and has so far raised almost $6 million.

FutureFlight

January 12, 2022

Leasing Group Falko To Develop eVTOL Operator Network with Embraer's Eve

UK-based Falko Aviation has indicated that its strategy in the commercial aviation leasing market calls for the introduction of various electric aircraft.

FutureFlight

January 11, 2022

New Alliance Works To Boost Flight Management System Capability for Advanced Air Mobility

Inflight connectivity specialist SmartSky Networks is joining forces with GE Aviation and Mosaic ATM to improve flight management systems and air traffic management for eVTOL aircraft operations.

FutureFlight

January 11, 2022

Helicopter Marketing Group Appointed Distributor for Dufour's Aero eVTOL Models

Savback Helicopters will handle sales and marketing for Dufour Aerospace's Aero2 autonomous air vehicle and the eight-seater Aero3 eVTOL in Nordic countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.

FutureFlight

January 11, 2022

Incari Claims Software Platform Will Accelerate Cockpit Design Improvements

The German start-up, which is backed by Volocopter, AutoFlight, and Archer investors Lukasz Gadowksi, is looking to support the development of eVTOL aircraft.

FutureFlight

January 10, 2022

ZeroAvia To Open R&D Facility at Washington's Paine Field Airport

The new Seattle-area research and development center is part of a wider aerospace hub that also includes several facilities operated by aerospace giant Boeing.

FutureFlight

January 10, 2022

Roei Ganzarksi Steps Down from Electric Aviation Start-ups MagniX and Eviation

The former Boeing executive has played a prominent role in the development of electric propulsion technology to convert existing aircraft and power new designs.

FutureFlight

January 7, 2022

UK Offers Funding to Strengthen Supply Chain for Power Electronics, Motors, and Drive Technology

Government-backed Innovate UK wants to ensure PEMD capabilities are fully available to electric aviation companies working towards its net-zero emissions objective for 2050.

FutureFlight On The Radar

January 7, 2022

Joby Adds Second eVTOL Prototype to Flight Test Program

In late December, both the FAA and the U.S. Air Force issued airworthiness approvals for the second full-scale eVTOL prototype, which is set to start flying in this month.

FutureFlight

January 6, 2022

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Latest

Japanese Flight Booking Platform To Add EHang's Autonomous eVTOLs to Network

AirX—which offers charter and sightseeing flights in helicopters flown by commercial aircraft operators in Japan—expects to provide eVTOL flights by 2025.

Skyports Buys London's Falcon Heliport for eVTOL Operations

The advanced air mobility ground infrastructure group will use the facility in the heart of the UK capital to develop operating procedures and technologies for eVTOL vertiports.

Leasing Group Explains Why It's Betting Big on eVTOLs To Transform Air Transport

Avolon has set up a dedicated business unit to focus on what it views as massive opportunities with new eVTOL aircraft, which it plans to lease to major airlines and other air taxi operators.

EASA's New Aviation Safety Plan Covers eVTOL Technology and Operations

The latest edition of EASA's European Plan for Aviation Safety covers the regulator's key strategic objectives over the period 2022-2026, when the first eVTOL aircraft are due to enter service.

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Lockheed Martin Backs Hybrid-electric eSTOL Aircraft Developer Electra

The U.S. defense and aerospace group has not disclosed how much it invested in the start-up during a Series A funding round.

China's AutoFlight Establishes European Subsidiary To Advance eVTOL Plans

AutoFlight Europe is based in the southern German city of Augsburg, which has a rich aerospace heritage. The company is to be led by former Airbus executive Mark Henning.

Blainjett Says Its Variable Pitch System Gives eVTOL Developers New Propulsion Options

The Delaware-based start-up's Dynamic Variable Pitch technology is being evaluated for Horizon Aeronautics' Hoverbike and for a drone being developed by Praxis Aerospace Concepts.

EAG Establishes Fuel Cell Developer for 90-seat Hydrogen Airliner

UK-based Electric Aviation Group now says its planned hydrogen hybrid-electric aircraft will be able to carry 90 passengers, thanks to a larger design than the one it announced in July 2020.

Embraer Seeks Trademarks For Energia Aircraft Family

Newly published trademark and patent applications confirm plans for new aircraft from both Embraer and rival business aircraft manufacturer Gulfstream.

Agreement with Parking Lot Group Offers 400 Australian Vertiport Sites

Skyportz says demand for car parking may not return to pre-pandemic levels, freeing up space for eVTOL air taxi services to use existing infrastructure.

How Electric Propulsion and Blown-wing Technology Have Liberated Aircraft Design

Distributed electric propulsion can give aircraft designers greater flexibility over configurations that can make performance more efficient, and Airflow believes blown wing technology unlocks this potential.

Pre-Series A Funding Round Boosts India's ePlane eVTOL

The start-up was founded by an aerospace engineering professor and student from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and has so far raised almost $6 million.

Leasing Group Falko To Develop eVTOL Operator Network with Embraer's Eve

UK-based Falko Aviation has indicated that its strategy in the commercial aviation leasing market calls for the introduction of various electric aircraft.

New Alliance Works To Boost Flight Management System Capability for Advanced Air Mobility

Inflight connectivity specialist SmartSky Networks is joining forces with GE Aviation and Mosaic ATM to improve flight management systems and air traffic management for eVTOL aircraft operations.

Helicopter Marketing Group Appointed Distributor for Dufour's Aero eVTOL Models

Savback Helicopters will handle sales and marketing for Dufour Aerospace's Aero2 autonomous air vehicle and the eight-seater Aero3 eVTOL in Nordic countries, including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.

Incari Claims Software Platform Will Accelerate Cockpit Design Improvements

The German start-up, which is backed by Volocopter, AutoFlight, and Archer investors Lukasz Gadowksi, is looking to support the development of eVTOL aircraft.

ZeroAvia To Open R&D Facility at Washington's Paine Field Airport

The new Seattle-area research and development center is part of a wider aerospace hub that also includes several facilities operated by aerospace giant Boeing.

Roei Ganzarksi Steps Down from Electric Aviation Start-ups MagniX and Eviation

The former Boeing executive has played a prominent role in the development of electric propulsion technology to convert existing aircraft and power new designs.

UK Offers Funding to Strengthen Supply Chain for Power Electronics, Motors, and Drive Technology

Government-backed Innovate UK wants to ensure PEMD capabilities are fully available to electric aviation companies working towards its net-zero emissions objective for 2050.

Joby Adds Second eVTOL Prototype to Flight Test Program

In late December, both the FAA and the U.S. Air Force issued airworthiness approvals for the second full-scale eVTOL prototype, which is set to start flying in this month.

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