Gomspace and Aerospacelab, two manufacturers of nano and microsatellites, are taking steps to increase the proportion of standardized content in their products, aiming for higher quality and lower cost.
A U.S. Navy research center has received the first of three transverse folding-wing uncrewed air systems supplied by Pterodynamics to start the next phase of a months-long prototyping demonstration for autonomous cargo delivery at sea.
A team led by Hanwha Systems plans to launch South Korea’s first commercial urban air mobility service in 2025 linking tourist destinations on Jeju Island using Joby Aviation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis.
Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight.
Swedish startup Jetson is closing a $10 million seed round to fund production of its single-seat ultralight electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
Montreal-based Limosa is preparing to fly a 10% scale model of its LimoConnect, a seven-seat aircraft eVTOL with eight tilting propellers on tandem wings.
Oklahoma and Arkansas are making a bid to be a hub for research, development and production for advanced mobility, including drones, air taxis and technologies such as batteries and autonomy.
Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight.
Eve Holding helped push the AAM Stock Composite up by 2% for the five market trading days ending Sept. 12 when compared to the previous five-day period.
De Havilland Canada is providing engineering support to modify a Dash 8-100, replacing one of its two P&WC PW120-class turboprops with a 2-megawatt parallel hybrid-electric powertrain.
The company wants to certify its technology for continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of the Cessna 208’s operations, including taxi, takeoff, cruise, landing, braking and rollout.
Finland has opened the LIFT Future Aerospace Center, which aims to strengthen aviation research, development and innovation in the country through public and private cooperation.
“Much of the focus in advanced air mobility today has been on the vehicle,” says David Stepanek, the Bristow Group’s chief transformation officer. “There hasn’t been a lot of focus, or any focus at all, on what happens after production."
The challenges involved in electrifying aviation powertrains remain considerable, but an important developmental corner may have been turned, according to Rolls-Royce.
Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is looking to complete development, certification and assembly of its CityHawk enclosed-rotor, hydrogen-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi in Montreal.
U.S. startup Electra.aero has passed a key milestone toward development of its electric short-takeoff-and-landing regional aircraft, completing a fully integrated ground test of its hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Luxury hoverbike developer Aerwins Technologies has announced plans to go public through a deal with Hawaii-based special-purpose acquisition company Pono Capital.
The latest trend in advanced air mobility is to test operating concepts for urban air-taxis using helicopters as surrogates for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Blue Islands, a Jersey-based regional airline that connects the Channel Islands with the UK and France, has signed a letter of intent with Universal Hydrogen to
