South Korea’s Pablo Air has been contracted by NASA to use one of its multicopters to measure wind speed in urban airspace, part of a larger effort to study urban weather for advanced air mobility.

U.S. and European aviation regulators have established the requirements for certifying electrified aircraft propulsion systems, but how industry can demonstrate compliance with those rules is a work in progress.

The FAA and the Japan Civil Aviation Board have agreed to partner on advanced air mobility certification and operations.

Letters of intent to purchase aircraft are not orders, despite the propensity of advanced air mobility startups to describe them as such. But they do provide an indication of who is interested in these new types of aircraft.

The UK government is offering £10 million ($11.2 million) in funding for net-zero propulsion projects under a competition aimed at all transportation sectors including aviation.

Flying car is a frequent misnomer for electric air taxis, but in the case of Alef Aeronautics’ Model A the term is a correct, if inadequate, description given the unconventional approach the startup has taken to designing a vehicle that can take off and land vertically as well as drive on the road.

Aviation Week Network editors at the NBAA-BACE 2022 discuss market outlook, technology, SAF and more.

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