Sustainable Aviation

Helicopter operator Bristow Group Inc. has announced a partnership with Vertical Aerospace Group to develop and purchase up to 50 eVTOL aircraft. Vertical, a British startup, has committed to delivering Bristow 25 of its newest eVTOL aircraft, the VA-X4, with the possibility of an additional 25 more. The piloted, fully electric aircraft will carry up […]

Air taxi developer Lilium officially launched on the Nasdaq stock exchange Wednesday, days after shareholders of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Qell Acquisition Group approved a merger on September 10. The Germany-based company is now trading as “LILM.” It’s the latest development in the growing eVTOL industry, aimed at providing convenient, fast, and environmentally friendly […]

Dufour Aerospace and Swiss Air-Rescue Rega have announced a partnership to develop an air ambulance version of Dufour’s eVTOL aircraft. The piloted, hybrid Aero3 is designed for emergency medical services and patient transport. It uses a unique tilt-wing design. In its initial stages, Dufour will allow Rega—a nonprofit that provides emergency medical assistance to areas […]

A reduction in lead exposure and CO2 emissions are behind the Biden Administration’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge. The president is calling upon aircraft manufacturers, airlines, fuel producers, airports, and nongovernmental organizations to advance the use of cleaner and more sustainable fuels with the goal of creating 3 billion gallons of cost-competitive SAF available to […]

Samad Aerospace announced the beginning of the certification for its Starling Cargo aircraft—an eVTOL aircraft designed with precious cargo in mind. Set for delivery in Q4 2022, the Starling Cargo eVTOL aircraft will be remotely piloted with autopilot capabilities. The aircraft is promised to have a flight ceiling of 10,000 feet, with a range of […]

The aviation industry is showing more signs that it’s serious about fighting climate change by replacing conventional fuel with cleaner-burning, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). On Tuesday, Delta Air Lines announced an agreement with Chevron for the energy company to manufacture an SAF test batch and sell it to the Atlanta-based carrier. Delta’s goal is to […]

A production test aircraft from Gulfstream’s G700 program connected Savannah, Georgia, and Doha, Qatar, for the first speed record between those cities. The fully outfitted G700 then flew from Doha, to Paris, France, for another city-pair record. On the run between Savannah and Doha, the G700—N706GD—clocked an average speed of Mach 0.88, over a distance […]

The FAA has awarded more than $766 million in grants aimed at building safer, more sustainable, and more accessible airports across the United States. The funding, the fifth round of FY 2021 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants, will pay for projects at 279 airports in 44 states, as well as projects in Guam, Puerto Rico, […]

California-based startup Archer Aviation has partnered with Reef, the country’s largest parking operator, in a deal that will create landing sites for electric air taxis in major U.S. cities. As part of the agreement announced this week, Archer will retrofit parking garage rooftops to establish vertiports, or landing sites, for electric vertical takeoff and landing […]

California-based green energy startup HyPoint and aircraft developer Piasecki Aircraft Corporation have announced they are partnering to develop hydrogen fuel cell systems for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) applications. The multiphase agreement, announced Tuesday, seeks to deliver a customizable Federal Aviation Administration-certified, zero carbon-emission hydrogen fuel cell system to the global eVTOL marketplace […]