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Customers will train to fly Lift Aircraft’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Hexa before being able to take it for a spin.
Customers will train to fly Lift Aircraft’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Hexa before being able to take it for a spin.
Company had planned to launch in South Florida, California, and Puerto Rico as soon as 2026.
Rule covers pilot training and operations of powered-lift aircraft, such as electric air taxis.
Supernal will work with Clay Lacy Aviation and Blade Air Mobility to prepare a network for its air taxi, which it plans to launch near the end of the decade.
eVTOL air taxis from Archer Aviation, Joby Aviation, and more could take flight at New York City’s East 34th Street Heliport in the coming years.
Researchers with the Rand Corporation find that the Air Force’s Agility Prime program is not delivering results for itself or its partners.
U.S. Army Applications Laboratory asks Lift Aircraft, manufacturer of the ultralight Hexa, to design a system for moving blood and injured personnel.
Manufacturer will receive a fresh cash injection from its longtime partner, which is expected to support production of its flagship air taxi.
Company in the next few months will assemble the structural components for its flagship Viceroy aircraft, which is expected to begin crewed tests later this year.
Pivotal’s BlackFly prototype, the predecessor of its Helix production model, has been delivered to 13 customers across the U.S.