Detailing its plans for deploying the several types of advanced air mobility vehicles it has on order, Bristow Group says it is important for established operators to play an active role in ensuring the safe introduction of the new types of aircraft.
In October, the number of used business jets for sale declined 15% compared to a year ago, but is up 7% compared to September figures, according to Jefferies’ analysts. Inventory for sale in October has risen 26% over the past six months.
California-based electrical vertical takeoff and landing startup Overair has begun assembly of the XP-1 uncrewed full-scale demonstrator for the Butterfly tiltrotor air taxi which is expected to fly by the end of 2023.
The transport ministers of six EU countries—Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands—have discussed short-term measures to curb demand and thus air transport’s CO2 emissions.
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and National Air Transportation Association-Compliance Services (NATACS) have renewed their partnership for pre-enrollment and credentialing services for general aviation for an additional five years.
South Korea’s Pablo Air has been contracted by NASA to use one of its multicopters to measure wind speed in urban airspace, part of a larger effort to study urban weather for advanced air mobility.
U.S. and European aviation regulators have established the requirements for certifying electrified aircraft propulsion systems, but how industry can demonstrate compliance with those rules is a work in progress.
Letters of intent to purchase aircraft are not orders, despite the propensity of advanced air mobility startups to describe them as such. But they do provide an indication of who is interested in these new types of aircraft.
The UK government is offering £10 million ($11.2 million) in funding for net-zero propulsion projects under a competition aimed at all transportation sectors including aviation.
Flying car is a frequent misnomer for electric air taxis, but in the case of Alef Aeronautics’ Model A the term is a correct, if inadequate, description given the unconventional approach the startup has taken to designing a vehicle that can take off and land vertically as well as drive on the road.
