electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

Funds raised will also be used to accelerate commercialization of the RX1E-A two-seat electric light sport aircraft.

Boeing’s former head of strategy, Marc Allen, is joining electric aircraft startup Electra.aero as CEO.

With a takeoff weight of 54 lb., the Skiron-XLE complies with FAA Part 107 regulations for small drones.

Brazilian startup Moya Aero has made its first transition with a subscale version of its tiltbody uncrewed electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.

Dufour Aerospace has conducted the first hover flight of the production-ready prototype for its Aero2 tiltwing hybrid eVTOL UAS.

Eanan Al Samma's Rikaz is a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle with four three-blade propellers mounted on arms.

The turboprop Grand Caravan aircraft have a range of about 1,150 mi. with a payload capacity of up to 1,200 lb.

The AAM Stock Composite soared more than 18% during the week ending Aug. 23.

Lilium has begun integration testing of the electric power system for the Lilium Jet electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft in a laboratory in Munich.

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The single-seat Helix is a tilt-body recreational eVTOL based on the previous-generation BlackFly.

The proof-of-concept aircraft uses off-the-shelf systems.

With a maximum takeoff weight of 2,500 lb. (1,133 kg), the company describes the aircraft as the “largest civilian drone available for purchase today.”

The startup also announced a new $175 million equity raise.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Archer Aviation has released new details about its planned air taxi network in Los Angeles, one of the startup’s key launch cities, which it says can become operational as soon as 2026.

The EL-2 Goldfinch is a two-seat technology demonstrator that combines hybrid-electric propulsion with a blown-lift architecture.

Constructed at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto site in Brazil, the first Eve prototype was rolled out at a company event in July.

Beta Technologies has received FAA approval to commence dual-seat pilot training in its all-electric Alia vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft.

Aevex manufactures loitering munitions and uncrewed surface vessels in Tampa, Florida.

Archer says it is on track to complete construction of its high rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, by year’s end.

The design builds on experience from the Air One vertiport operational demonstration in Coventry, England, in April 2022.

UrbanLink Air Mobility has agreed to purchase 20 EF-12 Escape electric hydrofoil vessels from Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Artemis Technologies.

It may prove difficult to square commercial expectations with safety requirements.