Joby Partners With Aviation High School to Train eVTOL Technicians
The New York City high school program is part of the company’s plan to prepare services and infrastructure for electric aircraft.
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Embraer and Collins Aerospace Demonstrate Innovated Ice Protection System
A collaboration between Embraer and Collins Aerospace has culminated in the demonstration of an advanced ice protection system utilizing More Electric Aircraft (MEA) technology. On July 20, the two companies began its flight test campaign in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, for its carbon nanotube electro thermal heating technology (CNT). The CNT ice protection system was installed […]
Oshkosh’s Wittman Airport to Build ‘first eVTOL Vertiport in the Americas’
A vertiport for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft will be built this summer at Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH)—site of one of the world’s largest airshows.
Lilium Begins eVTOL Flight Tests in Spain
Germany-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi developer Lilium has begun flying its fifth generation air taxi demonstrator at a facility in Villacarrillo, Spain.
Volocopter Raises $170 Million in Series E Funding
German company will use its latest round of funds to certify electric air taxis and launch commercial services.
NBAA President Addresses State of Business Aviation at Regional Forum
Event in Opa Locka, Florida was the first such NBAA event since 2020.
Blade Partners with Helijet’s Booking Platform to Expand Service in Canada
Deal is valued at $12 million and runs through 2026 with automatic renewals in two-year increments.
Taking Off in Public: Introducing Modern FLYING
The amount of capital that is pouring into the aerospace industry from venture capitalists will have a profound impact on the future of aviation.
Congress Votes to Support Advanced Air Mobility
The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation aimed at supporting the emerging advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, including electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The move by Congress is yet another sign that the industry is moving quickly from concept to reality. Passed Thursday, the bipartisan bill directs the Department of Transportation […]
The Threat and Promise of AAM
Former premier of the Soviet Union Vladimir Ilyich Lenin once said, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” If you hold that axiom up to the light, you might think that this uncanny attribution was about the aviation industry. Sometimes the industry inches along like Caribbean molasses; other times, […]
