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Vertical Flight Society Says Covid Has Not Slowed eVTOL Progress

The industry group has tracked a total of 407 eVTOL aircraft concepts from 245 different companies.

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January 12, 2021

UK's FlyZero Recruits Leadership Team for Carbon-Free Aviation Program

The team is starting a 12-month research project involving around 100 technical experts.

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January 11, 2021

FAA Clears the Way to Supersonic Aircraft Flight Tests in U.S. Airspace

The new FAA rule does not lift the ban on routine supersonic flights over land.

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January 7, 2021

Revised Aerial Urban Mobility Rankings Will Spark More Debate

Abbot Aerospace has updated the criteria it uses to evaluate the likely success of new aircraft in the urban air mobility sector.

FutureFlight On The Radar

January 6, 2021

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Lilium Appoints Veteran Rolls-Royce Engineer to Lead eVTOL Program

Alastair McIntosh has been named chief technology officer and head of design organization at the German startup.

FutureFlight

January 5, 2021

Hatzolah Air Ambulance Group Orders Four CityHawk VTOL Aircraft

The hybrid-powered CityHawk will feature a specially designed cabin for carrying patients and medical staff.

FutureFlight

January 5, 2021

Integrated Propeller Plane Concept Makes the Case For All-electric Airliners

Conseil et Technique is proposing to replace wing-mounted turbofans with an electric propulsion system installed around the rear fuselage of airliners.

FutureFlight

January 4, 2021

EASA Takes More Time to Prepare Special Condition VTOL Certification Rules

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has combined general aviation and vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in its reorganized certification department.

FutureFlight

January 4, 2021

FAA Issues Final Remote ID Rule for Unmanned Aircraft

The FAA also is allowing small drones to be flown at night and over people.

FutureFlight

December 29, 2020

Rolls Looks Beyond E-Fan X Program To Reassess Green Propulsion Priorities

The UK-based group is concluding low-profile work on a ground-based testbed for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion systems.

FutureFlight

December 28, 2020

EHang Eyes eVTOL Opportunities in Sightseeing and Express Deliveries

The Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer also has welcomed the country's new standards for express delivery services using unmanned aircraft.

FutureFlight

December 28, 2020

Xwing's Grand Caravans Join Covid Vaccine Distribution Effort

New charter operator Xwing has been delivering vaccines to the Navajo Nation in Arizona.

FutureFlight

December 22, 2020

U.S. Air Force Backs Elroy's Chaparral Freighter with Follow-on Agility Prime Contract

After making some changes to the Chaparral prototype, Elroy Air expects to resume flight testing of the hybrid-electric cargo transport during 2021.

FutureFlight

December 22, 2020

Embraer's Eve and Airservices Australia Collaborate on eVTOL Operations

EmbraerX subsidiary Eve and Airservices Australia are working together to create a scalable UAM framework that could work for any large metropolitan area.

FutureFlight

December 21, 2020

Venture Capitalists Take a Fresh Look at the Drone Economy

Levitate Capital sees the commercial air mobility sector getting established more slowly than some eVTOL aircraft developers expect, but potentially being a dominant facet of what it calls "the drone economy."

FutureFlight On The Radar

December 21, 2020

MAHEPA Program Prepares to Fly Hybrid Version of Pipistrel's Panthera

The European 'green aviation' group recently conducted flight trials with a hydrogen-powered hybrid-electric Hy4 technology demonstrator.

FutureFlight

December 18, 2020

Smart, Light, Compact Motor and Controller Improve Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion

Aeristech is providing its electric motor and controller technology to support ZeroAvia's new hybrid hydrogen-electric propulsion system for aircraft.

FutureFlight

December 18, 2020

Faradair Recruits Partners to Back Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft Program

The UK company is being supported by Honeywell, MagniX, Cambridge Consultants and Nova Systems as it prepares to fly a prototype in 2024.

FutureFlight

December 17, 2020

Los Angeles Plots Its Own Path to Urban Air Mobility Through New Partnership

Hyundai is supporting the LA's public-private alliance to lay the groundwork for eVTOL air taxi service to launch in 2023.

FutureFlight

December 17, 2020

VerdeGo Helps Jaunt Boost Range With Hybrid-Electric Generator

Jaunt wants to offer the potential for long-range trips beyond the 80-mile limits of its all-electric eVTOL family.

FutureFlight

December 17, 2020

FutureFlight

Latest

Vertical Flight Society Says Covid Has Not Slowed eVTOL Progress

The industry group has tracked a total of 407 eVTOL aircraft concepts from 245 different companies.

UK's FlyZero Recruits Leadership Team for Carbon-Free Aviation Program

The team is starting a 12-month research project involving around 100 technical experts.

FAA Clears the Way to Supersonic Aircraft Flight Tests in U.S. Airspace

The new FAA rule does not lift the ban on routine supersonic flights over land.

Revised Aerial Urban Mobility Rankings Will Spark More Debate

Abbot Aerospace has updated the criteria it uses to evaluate the likely success of new aircraft in the urban air mobility sector.

Videos

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Lilium Appoints Veteran Rolls-Royce Engineer to Lead eVTOL Program

Alastair McIntosh has been named chief technology officer and head of design organization at the German startup.

Hatzolah Air Ambulance Group Orders Four CityHawk VTOL Aircraft

The hybrid-powered CityHawk will feature a specially designed cabin for carrying patients and medical staff.

Integrated Propeller Plane Concept Makes the Case For All-electric Airliners

Conseil et Technique is proposing to replace wing-mounted turbofans with an electric propulsion system installed around the rear fuselage of airliners.

EASA Takes More Time to Prepare Special Condition VTOL Certification Rules

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has combined general aviation and vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in its reorganized certification department.

FAA Issues Final Remote ID Rule for Unmanned Aircraft

The FAA also is allowing small drones to be flown at night and over people.

Rolls Looks Beyond E-Fan X Program To Reassess Green Propulsion Priorities

The UK-based group is concluding low-profile work on a ground-based testbed for electric and hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion systems.

EHang Eyes eVTOL Opportunities in Sightseeing and Express Deliveries

The Chinese eVTOL aircraft developer also has welcomed the country's new standards for express delivery services using unmanned aircraft.

Xwing's Grand Caravans Join Covid Vaccine Distribution Effort

New charter operator Xwing has been delivering vaccines to the Navajo Nation in Arizona.

U.S. Air Force Backs Elroy's Chaparral Freighter with Follow-on Agility Prime Contract

After making some changes to the Chaparral prototype, Elroy Air expects to resume flight testing of the hybrid-electric cargo transport during 2021.

Embraer's Eve and Airservices Australia Collaborate on eVTOL Operations

EmbraerX subsidiary Eve and Airservices Australia are working together to create a scalable UAM framework that could work for any large metropolitan area.

Venture Capitalists Take a Fresh Look at the Drone Economy

Levitate Capital sees the commercial air mobility sector getting established more slowly than some eVTOL aircraft developers expect, but potentially being a dominant facet of what it calls "the drone economy."

MAHEPA Program Prepares to Fly Hybrid Version of Pipistrel's Panthera

The European 'green aviation' group recently conducted flight trials with a hydrogen-powered hybrid-electric Hy4 technology demonstrator.

Smart, Light, Compact Motor and Controller Improve Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion

Aeristech is providing its electric motor and controller technology to support ZeroAvia's new hybrid hydrogen-electric propulsion system for aircraft.

Faradair Recruits Partners to Back Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft Program

The UK company is being supported by Honeywell, MagniX, Cambridge Consultants and Nova Systems as it prepares to fly a prototype in 2024.

Los Angeles Plots Its Own Path to Urban Air Mobility Through New Partnership

Hyundai is supporting the LA's public-private alliance to lay the groundwork for eVTOL air taxi service to launch in 2023.

VerdeGo Helps Jaunt Boost Range With Hybrid-Electric Generator

Jaunt wants to offer the potential for long-range trips beyond the 80-mile limits of its all-electric eVTOL family.

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