Industry is left with more questions than answers after the FAA suddenly changed direction on certifying electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Since joining the family business in the 2000s after a spell working in insurance, Robert Walters has had an unbetterable view as Biggin Hill has undergone a radical transformation.
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.
Qualcomm has identified urban air mobility aircraft as a target market for its latest Robotics RB6 Platform, which combines cameras, computer vision, artificial intelligence and 5G mobile communications into a single integrated processing system.
U.S. startup KinectAir has launched an on-demand regional air mobility service that uses a smartphone app enabling passengers to order a flight from a local airfield with lower cost and greater flexibility than a traditional private aviation charter.
Advanced air mobility aircraft manufacturers are calling for clearer guidance from the FAA over certification requirements after the regulator signaled a change in rules governing approval for winged electric vertical-take-off-and-landing vehicles.