eVTOL

California-based Joby Aviation is now focusing on reaching an altitude of 10,000 feet, during envelope expansion flights. [Courtesy Joby Aviation]

Virginia-based startup Electra.aero says it has secured a key investment from Lockheed Martin as it seeks to develop a hybrid electric, ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft.

The DS-2C joins the CD2 Seastar twin turboprop in the company’s return to the flying boat scene.

Bellwether Industries, a London-based startup, has released footage of a test flight of its half-scale electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company defines its eVTOL, named Antelope, as a “volar”—an urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft meant for private use. Antelope features an exceedingly futuristic design with a hidden propulsion system. Alongside concept images […]

Jetson, a Swedish start-up company, said Thursday that after it began pre-order sales of its Jetson One personal electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft last year, it sold out its entire 2022 production.

As a precursor to expanded programs, air taxi developer Joby Aviation has launched a private pilot ground school for employees and their family members.

As investors envision a new era of hovering, environmentally friendly, electric air taxis flying short hops over traffic jams to nearby airports, the history of U.S. helicopter airlines may offer some keys to success.  New York Airways (1953-1979) and Los Angeles Airways (1947-1971)—along with similar operations in San Francisco and Chicago—were aviation trailblazers, part of […]

California-based, Uber-backed company announces a new flight test campaign with the tilt-rotor aircraft.

The new 5G-connected vertiport and maintenance hub will serve electric hovering aircraft in Guangzhou.

Although the fledgling electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) industry faces a long path to aircraft certification and entering service, avionics giants are already defining the future of this new aviation sector.  No pressure. They’re just taking on the challenge of merging electronics and visual displays—across flight controls, navigation, communication, fuel systems, and threat detection—for […]