Chinese startup Pantuo Aviation has conducted the first free-hover flight of a half-scale model of its planned Pantala Concept H ducted-fan electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
A new program for a clean-sheet airliner from Boeing is still “at least a couple of years” away from being formally launched as the airframer hones the digital tools it will rely on to differentiate the aircraft, Boeing CEO and President Dave Calhoun told an investor conference June 3.
Honeywell is looking to push continuous operation of its megawatt generator to higher levels having recently run the hybrid-electric aircraft power system at up to 1.02 megawatts.
Achieving transition from rotor-borne vertical to wing-borne horizontal flight is a key milestone in the development of a winged electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft–a landmark that surprisingly few of the advanced air mobility startups have yet reached.
French startup VoltAero has been selected to conduct demonstration flights in the Netherlands and Germany with its Cassio 1 hybrid-electric propulsion testbed.
U.S. startup Natilus is conducting wind tunnel tests of the initial regional feeder member of its planned family of blended wing body uncrewed cargo aircraft.
BAE Systems has taken delivery of and is preparing flight tests for a Pipistrel Electro Velis electric-powered light aircraft as part of an arrangement with the Slovenian manufacturer. The UK defense company announced in March that it was working with Pipistrel to examine military training applications for electric aircraft. The work is continuing after Textron’s acquisition of the light aircraft manufacturer.
As Lilium wraps up the preliminary design review for its Lilium Jet, the Germany startup has released a new concept image showing the latest configuration of its electric vertical takeoff and landing regional air taxi.
German eVTOL manufacturer Lilium has signed a formal partnership with its avionics provider Honeywell and Japanese automotive specialist DENSO to co-develop and manufacture electric motors for the Lilium Jet.
With aviation facing a growing sustainability challenge, the Lindbergh Foundation and XPrize Foundation have come together to launch the Forever Flight Alliance. Their goal is to accelerate the decarbonization of aviation through incentive prizes.
Daher will fly the collaborative EcoPulse demonstrator "by the end of this year at the latest" as the venerable aircraft manufacturer as it looks to continue to develop new technologies.
Joby Aviation has made its third business acquisition as it works toward certification of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft and launch of commercial air-taxi services in 2024.
The European Patent Office has published 37 applications by Lilium which provide new insight into the design of the German startup’s Lilium Jet electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has selected Swiss-based H55 to supply battery systems for the engine maker’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program.
Surf Air Mobility is to go public through a merger with a blank-check company that values the Los Angeles-based regional scheduled and on-demand charter carrier at $1.42 billion.
A lawsuit filed against Beta Technologies by supplier Blue Force Technologies is providing insight into an emerging industry where advanced-air-mobility startups are relying on niche suppliers to get started.
Hydrogen is gaining momentum as the zero-emission fuel of the future for aviation but requires massive investment in new infrastructure as well as completely new propulsion systems or aircraft designs to be used to its full potential.
Flewber, a technology platform that allows users to book private air travel on demand, has released a new version of its app with two new ways to book flights.
Acoustic testing completed with NASA last year confirmed the low noise profile of Joby Aviation’s tilt-prop electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi, the startup said May 10.
Small French manufacturers Elixir Aircraft and TurboTech plan to develop a cryogenic hydrogen propulsion system for light aircraft under a project supported by the French government’s post-COVID-19 recovery plan.
German general aviation manufacturer Flight Design displayed a mockup of a version of its F2 light sport aircraft with zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion at the Aero Freidrichshafen 2022 show on April 27-30.
