FAA Approves Joby’s Electric Air Taxi Propulsion Certification Plan
The approval defines how Joby will demonstrate its electric propulsion system complies with FAA regulations.
The approval defines how Joby will demonstrate its electric propulsion system complies with FAA regulations.
The company is now authorized to perform certain maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for its flagship aircraft.
We dive into that, Airbus’ Italian air taxi ambitions, EHang’s low price tag, and plenty more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.
The company will initially perform select maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, expanding these following type certification of its electric air taxi.
The aircraft will be evaluated in for-credit testing with the regulator, a crucial step in type certification for a new design.
Electric aircraft manufacturer Beta hopes to take its conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) Alia to market in 2025.
Torp is the largest privately owned airport in Norway, where Elfly intends to launch operations of its amphibious Noemi (short for no emissions) in 2029.
The FAA has announced temporary flight restrictions in Las Vegas, the site of Super Bowl LVIII, for the big game and the week leading up to it.
The lesser-known sibling of the Olympic Games, which features sports that didn’t make the cut for the big stage, will pit remote drone pilots against one another.
Many passenger-carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are expected to cost millions to produce, but EHang will sell its EH216-S for far less.