You can imagine the frustration of Airbus’ engineers. Just hours before the company’s Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite looked set to break a 60-year-old flight-duration record, the solar-powered uncrewed aircraft system was lost.
China’s EHang is banking on a post-pandemic recovery in tourism to fuel demand for its autonomous air vehicles and services and is talking to local governments about setting up operating centers in different regions once its EH216S electric air taxi has been certified.
As it prepares for the Atlantic hurricane season, utility Florida Power & Light has introduced a first-of-its-kind large uncrewed aircraft that will be able to survey the electric grid across the state to detect storm damage and speed repairs.
Skyports is challenging misconceptions about the development and operation of vertiports as the UK company closes a $26.1 million Series B funding round intended to consolidate its position as a leader in the advanced air mobility infrastructure market.
Retail giant Walmart is known for mass—massive product options, massive stores, massive appeal to consumers and massive power in the retail market place. Now, Walmart is leading the way with retail delivery of products by air, calling upon startup DroneUp to deliver the goods.
Transportation research center DriveOhio has released an Advanced Air Mobility Framework document aimed at positioning Ohio for the expected growth of the AAM industry in the state.
The potential economic and environmental benefits of new aircraft types risk being “stifled” by restrictions on airspace integration, a UK government-funded working group has warned.
As the U.S. prepares to renew its counter-drone legislation—designed so that government agencies can protect against drones—startup Shield Counter UAS of the UK is working with vertiport and airport planners to design counter-uncrewed aircraft systems capabilities for the public sector.
Autonomous advanced air mobility vehicles offer a solution to minimizing the environmental impact of wildfires, panelists told a White House-sponsored AAM conference Aug. 3.
The EU’s push for advanced air mobility has given rise to AiRMOUR, a project designed to develop tools that will help urban planners, cities, first responders, airports and ground services, and AAM vehicle operators establish emergency medical services.
For now, urban air mobility is focused on small two-four-passenger air taxis. But a UK study suggests that larger, 30-50-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft could be competitive with existing modes of public transportation while reducing emissions and congestion.
UK-based uncrewed aircraft system development house Blue Bear says it has developed a beyond-visual-line-of-sight communication bridge to link with air vehicles too small to carry a BVLOS communication system.
Australia’s Rex Airlines has partnered with startup Dovetail Electric Aviation to convert turbine-powered aircraft to electric propulsion, initially targeting regional and general aviation aircraft.
Range is the mantra of hybrid-electric propulsion developers, and Ampaire has demonstrated the potential of combining electric and thermal power to overcome the limitations of batteries in an aircraft powertrain.
Training specialist CAE has unveiled its first flight simulator targeted to the electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft market and been named the pilot training partner for Vertical Aerospace’s VX4.
Australia’s aviation regulator has outlined a long-term vision for the integration of drones and air taxis into the country’s aviation system, envisioning highly automated advanced air mobility by the mid-2030s.
Archer has restarted flight-testing of its Maker technology demonstrator, but has significant ground to cover to catch up with its closest rivals in the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing industry.
The uncrewed aircraft division of Kenya Airways, Fahari Aviation, has signed a letter of intent with Embraer spinoff Eve for up to 40 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
With a design maximum takeoff weight of 1,400 kg (3,100 lb.), equivalent to a light general-aviation aircraft, the single-engine UAV made a 27-min. first flight on June 18.
