Electric Aircraft

Electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation says it is moving forward with a planned merger next month that will take the company public amid an ongoing legal dispute with rival Wisk Aero. The agreement with Atlas Crest Investment Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is expected to be voted on by Atlas shareholders during […]

Aerospace company Electra Aero has begun working with the FAA Center for Emerging Concepts and Innovation (CECI) and the Atlanta Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) to define the certification path for its electric short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft. The company has hired industry veteran Randy Griffith as its director of certification. Griffith led the certification of the Eclipse […]

As air taxi developers across the globe continue to make advancements in the future of urban mobility, one organization is looking for ways to make sure the aircraft of the future are accessible for all. The Vertical Flight Society—formerly the American Helicopter Society and the world’s largest nonprofit technical society focused on vertical flight—has announced […]

Transcend Air has tapped GE Aviation and Kaman Aerospace Group as partners in its development of a high-speed, tilt-wing VTOL aircraft. Kaman Aerospace, a subsidiary of helicopter maker Kaman, will manufacture the Vy 400 aircraft. GE will develop and certify a custom variant of GE’s CT7-8 turboshaft helicopter engine to power it. The Vy 400, […]

Ampaire’s Cessna Skymaster hybrid-electric test aircraft took its first flight in Scotland on Wednesday, positioning the airplane at the new UK-supported incubator for sustainable aviation at Orkey’s Kirkwall airport. This is the second test aircraft for the company. It was modified in the U.S., with its first demo flights taking place in Hawaii. The six-seat […]

Air taxi eVTOL developer Archer Aviation is seeking $1 billion in damages from rival Wisk Aero, escalating an ongoing dispute over allegations of trade secret theft. It’s the latest in a series of legal challenges between the two companies. In April, Wisk sued Archer, claiming that former employees took a number of proprietary documents—including aircraft, […]

Embraer’s Eve program has signed an agreement with Kenya Airways, the country’s flag carrier, to develop an urban air mobility strategy that will serve key markets in East Africa and provide an accessible and affordable transportation option. This collaboration with Fahari Aviation, announced Wednesday, aims to develop operational models for the wide accessibility of urban […]

Air taxi startup Joby Aviation has officially become the first U.S.-based eVTOL company to be publicly traded. Founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt was at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday to ring the bell, signaling a start of the day’s trading and the company’s launch into the stock market. “Aviation connects the world in […]

Your wish is a VTOL’s command, perhaps.

Lilium, a Germany-based electric jet maker, has announced plans to sell 220 of its aircraft to Brazilian airline Azul in a $1 billion commercial deal. If finalized, the agreement will represent the single largest order in the eVTOL startup’s history, which has previously announced network launch plans in Europe and the US. As part of […]