A Better Way to Fund Electric Aircraft R&D
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A Sustainable Purchase for Textron
Textron eAviation leader Rob Scholl opens up about the OEM’s Pipistrel purchase, and I’m cautiously optimistic.
Textron to Acquire Pipistrel in Bid to Position in Electric Airplane Market
The Slovenia-based producer of the Velis Electro will join Cessna, Beechcraft, Bell brands under Textron and will form the core of Textron eAviation.
USAF and Beta Perform First Airman Flight of an Electric Aircraft through Agility Prime Program
U.S. Air Force pilots have performed the first crewed demonstration flight for an Agility Prime partner, using Beta Technologies’ Alia electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
First Look: Whisper Aero’s New Electric Surveillance Drone
Whisper Aero has finished validation testing of its new ultra-quiet, high efficiency electric aircraft propulsion technology for the Pentagon.
Joby Aviation Partners with CAE to Develop eVTOL Air Taxi Sim
Joby Aviation announced Wednesday it’s partnering with Canada-based CAE to develop and qualify flight simulators that will be used to train electric air taxi pilots.
NTSB: Joby Aviation Air Taxi Prototype ‘Substantially Damaged’ in Crash
A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report says Joby’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft ‘experienced a component failure.’
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.
Joby Aviation eVTOL Test Aircraft Crashes
A Joby Aviation experimental air-taxi prototype test article has been involved in an accident at its flight test facility in rural California, the company said Thursday.
Eviation Interim CEO Explains Timing of Leadership Change
Eviation interim CEO Gregory Davis says the company’s leadership change was approved in December and its electric airplane, Alice, is a few weeks away from its first flight.
