Opener’s BlackFly might start its life as a toy for the affluent early adopter, as did the Ski-Doo and the Sea-Doo, but its designer believes the single-seat electric vertical-takeoff vehicle will ultimately find multiple practical uses.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested the country will invest in a fleet of firefighting aircraft after a series of devastating forest blazes forced the country to call on international help.
Vista Global Holding, which includes VistaJet and XO, recorded record sales growth during the first half of 2021 with a 67% increase in flight hours and subscription sales at an all-time high.
Africa has emerged as a proving ground for drone delivery, headlined by Zipline’s large-scale on-demand medical delivery networks in Rwanda, Ghana and now Nigeria. Now the continent is turning its attention to urban air mobility.
Tokyo-based startup SkyDrive has begun cooperating with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on aerodynamic research to support development of its planned electric urban air vehicle.
U.S. agriculture and biofuel organizations have urged the U.S. Congress to base a proposed tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel on the most updated and accurate lifecycle carbon assessment methods and not the modeling used by the ICAO.
Joby Aviation has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange, a milestone on its 15-year journey to launch commercial aerial ridesharing services in the U.S. in 2024.
The FAA is closing in on its first special condition for type certification of an electric propulsion system, and acknowledges that amending requirements developed over decades for piston and turbine engines is proving challenging.
The organizers of the Australian International Airshow, better known as the Avalon Airshow, have canceled this year’s event as they acknowledged the “unpredictable environment” brought about by the Delta strain of COVID-19.
North American business aviation activity in July totaled 305,136 flights, up 45% from a year ago and 43,100 more than in July 2019, setting a record according to Argus International data.
With analysts projecting that express logistics will be an early and potential large market for electric aircraft, U.S. autonomous cargo aircraft developer Elroy Air has completed a $40 million Series A funding round.
Bombardier is raising its forecast for business jet deliveries, revenue and profits in 2021, following a strong first half of the year and positive momentum.
The first fruits of Project Able–British charity Aerobility’s program to refurbish former Royal Air Force Grob Vigilant motor gliders to sell and use in the charity’s own fleet–was on public display for the first time on Aug. 6.
The Japanese startup that won the Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Award at the 2020 GoFly Prize event has unveiled its first product, a single-seat electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle it plans to offer as a kit-built experimental aircraft beginning in 2022.
High-altitude unmanned aircraft and satellites are an integral part of SoftBank’s vision for future 6G mobile networks that expand beyond wireless communications to underpin the digitalization of all industries.
Aircraft modification specialist AeroTEC is to lead conversion, flight test and certification of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 regional turboprop to hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion under a joint effort with Universal Hydrogen.
Startup Regent plans to have a piloted 12-passenger seaglider on the market by 2025 as a replacement for seaplanes and water taxis, followed by a 50-passenger vehicle that the company sees replacing not only ferries, but regional turboprops and jets.
