Hanneke Weitering
Science & Technology Editor
Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She is now based in Seattle near Boeing Field and spends her free time exploring nature in the Pacific Northwest.
Latest from Hanneke Weitering
Aircraft
NASA Wraps Up X-57 Program without a Flight
NASA's experimental electric airplane, the X-57 Maxwell, will not achieve a first flight before the agency cuts the program in September.
Regulations and Government
Skyryse Ramps Up Automated Flight Tests with R66 Helo
Skyryse has kicked off a flight-test campaign for its FlightOS highly-automated flight control system on a Robinson R66 helicopter.
FutureFlight
Universal Hydrogen Moves Flight Test Campaign to Mojave Desert
Having completed multiple successful flight tests with its hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system in Moses Lake, Washington, Universal Hydrogen has relocated its flight testing activities to the Mojave Air & Space Port.
FutureFlight
Skyryse Ramps Up Automated Flight Tests with Robinson R66 Helicopter
Skyryse says it is now conducting daily flights with its R66 testbed, which includes production-representative versions of the FlightOS flight control system as well as the sensor suite that provide real-time situational awareness.
FutureFlight
Joby Rolls Out First 'Production Prototype' eVTOL Air Taxi
The four-passenger aircraft will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force in early 2024.
FutureFlight
Monte Aircraft Leasing Secures First Hydrogen Powertrain Deliveries from ZeroAvia
Monte Aircraft Leasing has now fully committed to purchasing up to 100 of ZeroAvia’s hydrogen fuel cell powertrains to turn its fleet of nine- to 19-seat regional turboprops into more sustainable, hydrogen-powered aircraft.
FutureFlight
SkyDrive to Build Three-Seat eVTOL Aircraft at Suzuki Factory
SkyDrive now intends to produce a three-seat eVTOL air taxi, which it will manufacture at a facility owned by car maker Suzuki.
FutureFlight
EcoPulse Hybrid-electric Aircraft Debuts at Paris Airshow
Daher, Airbus, and Safran are exhibiting their jointly-developed EcoPulse hybrid-electric aircraft at the Paris Airshow.
FutureFlight
France Flies Hydrogen-powered UAV
The Rapace H2 drone draws power from a closed cathode liquid-cooled hydrogen fuel cell developed by France’s atomic energy agency.
Environment
New SAF Facility Coming to Washington
Twelve Corporation will open a commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel production facility in Moses Lake, Washington.
Aircraft
SkyDrive to Build Electric Air Taxis at Suzuki Factory
SkyDrive now intends to produce a three-seat eVTOL air taxi, which it will manufacture at a facility owned by car maker Suzuki.
Aircraft
EcoPulse Hybrid-electric Aircraft Debuts at Paris Airshow
Daher, Airbus, and Safran are exhibiting their jointly-developed EcoPulse hybrid-electric aircraft at the Paris Airshow.
Aircraft
Volocopter Flies VoloCity eVTOL Air Taxi in Saudi Arabia
Volocopter recently conducted the first flight trials of its VoloCity eVTOL aircraft in Saudi Arabia.
FutureFlight
Washington State Invests in Hydrogen Propulsion
Washington state just made its second $350,000 investment in ZeroAvia's hydrogen propulsion R&D facilities at Paine Field.
FutureFlight
Embraer Taps Nidec to Build Electric Motors for Eve's eVTOL Air Taxi
Embraer and Nidec, a Japanese manufacturer of electric motors, will jointly develop propulsion systems for electric aircraft, including Eve's eVTOL.
Aircraft
Eve's eVTOL Order Book Swells to 2,850 Aircraft
Eve Air Mobility said it now carries the largest backlog of orders among eVTOL aircraft developers.
Engines
Monte Secures First Deliveries from ZeroAvia
Monte Aircraft Leasing has secured the first production slots of ZeroAvia's ZA600 hydrogen fuel cell conversion kits for regional turboprops.
Aircraft
Supernal Adds eVTOL Manufacturing Partners
Supernal will work with GKN and Qarbon to boost manufacturing rates for its SA-1 eVTOL air taxi.
Aircraft
Washington State Invests in Hydrogen Propulsion
Washington state just made its second $350,000 investment in ZeroAvia's hydrogen propulsion R&D facilities at Paine Field.
Aircraft
VoltAero Debuts Cassio 330 Hybrid-electric Aircraft
VoltAero's hybrid-electric Cassio 330 aircraft will feature a Kawasaki engine and the new Avidyne Quantum avionics platform.
Aircraft
Lilium Jet eVTOL Services Coming to China
A Chinese operator has ordered 100 Lilium Jet aircraft from German eVTOL developer Lilium, which plans to open a regional headquarters in China.
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Measures Gas Turbine Emissions With Lasers
Researchers at Virginia Tech and Pratt & Whitney have discovered a new way to measure gas turbine emissions without the need for bulky sensor probes.
Environment
Ortec Explores Low-carbon Engineering Solutions
Ortec Engineering is supporting customers with 3-D printing, building information modeling, and virtual training and skills development services.
FutureFlight
VoltAero Unveils First Cassio 330 Prototype Aircraft Ahead of First Flight
The pusherprop model is set to start its flight test campaign in the next few weeks.
Aircraft
Embraer and Nidec Partner on Electric Propulsion Systems
Embraer and Nidec, a Japanese manufacturer of electric motors, will jointly develop propulsion systems for electric aircraft, including Eve's eVTOL.
FutureFlight
Dufour Reveals Final Design for Aero 2 Cargo Drone, Flies New Prototype
Swiss eVTOL developer Dufour Aerospace has completed the preliminary design review for its Aero 2 hybrid-electric cargo aircraft and recently flew its third-generation prototype for the first time.
Avionics
Beyond Automation: How AI Is Transforming Aviation
Artificial intelligence isn’t only changing the way airplanes fly—it’s transforming nearly every aspect of aviation on the ground, too.
FutureFlight
Whisper Aero Reveals Concept for Ultraquiet 'Whisper Jet' Regional Airplane
Whisper Aero has lifted the curtains on a new aircraft concept known as the Whisper Jet, which utilizes a next-generation, ultraquiet propulsion system that the Tennessee-based start-up has been developing in secrecy for the past two years.
Avionics
Avidyne Introduces ‘Quantum’ Avionics Platform
Avidyne's new Quantum open avionics platform is designed to accelerate the development of advanced air mobility vehicles.
FutureFlight
Dronamics' Black Swan Cargo Drone Completes First Flight Test
Cargo drone start-up Dronamics says it has successfully completed the first flight of its flagship aircraft, the Black Swan.
