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By Graham Warwick
As calls grow within the advanced air mobility community for demonstrations that will show the public and policymakers the potential benefits of this new form of transportation, startup Electra.aero is making plans to fly its technology demonstrator between Washington and Richmond, the Virginia state capital.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Five startups emerged as winners from the pitch-style final of an urban air mobility innovation challenge sponsored by the Vertical Lift Consortium, a collaboration that supports the Defense Department.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The push to create the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation comes as lawmakers and aviation stakeholders look for new ways to grow the country’s pilot pipeline.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Sabena says that half of the French military helicopter fleet will now benefit from its services.
Services & Support

By Graham Warwick
An electric four-seat aircraft developed by students at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich research university made its first flight on Sept. 30 in Dubendorf.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
Achieving sustainability in operations is a high priority for organizations across the business-aviation sector. But of almost equal importance are accurately and honestly communicating the details of carbon-reduction efforts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA should clarify its certification requirements for advanced air mobility vehicles and work with the federal energy department to validate battery technology and develop a charging infrastructure for electric aircraft, aviation industry representatives say.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Already planning to develop an autonomous hydrogen-fueled air and road vehicle and associated landing and refueling infrastructure, U.S. startup LuftCar has announced plans to develop a fuel-cell/battery hybrid propulsion system for the advanced air mobility market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Textron Aviation is to help startup ZeroAvia develop and certify a hydrogen-electric propulsion conversion for the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan single-turboprop utility aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
One of the more unusual designs for an urban air taxi—Spanish company Umiles Next’s “drone-of-drones” Concept Integrity—has conducted flight tests at the Onera Test Field in Toulouse.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Croatia’s Ministry of the Interior has become the first European customer for the Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Business aviation operators are eager to get their hands on advanced air mobility platforms, but infrastructure uncertainties may slow their introduction, panel discussion participants at the Air Charter Expo say.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The German electric air-taxi startup is working to bolster its balance sheet and control costs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The first tethered hover of the VTOL comes more than two years after the initial prototype was rolled out.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The news comes days after SkyDrive unveiled renderings of its two-seater SD-05 eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Orloff
The U.S. District Court for Delaware has denied Smartsky’s request for a preliminary injunction seeking to block Gogo from launching 5G air-to-ground service.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Electra.aero conducted the first flight of its Dawn One solar-battery hybrid-electric research aircraft at its new development facility at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia on Sept. 9.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
MintAir, a startup that plans to become an advanced air mobility operator in South Korea, has signed a letter of intent with Electra.aero to acquire 50 electric short takeoff and landing aircraft for passenger and cargo regional air mobility services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Embraer spinoff Eve Holding has signed an agreement with on-demand helicopter service provider Blade India that covers electric air taxis and urban air traffic management software.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Zean Nielsen became CEO of Cirrus Aircraft in 2019, succeeding co-founder Dale Klapmeier, who became an advisor to the company. Before joining Cirrus
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
SkyDrive of Japan has unveiled renderings of its two-seater SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation associations have issued a set of policy principles to guide long-term carbon emissions reductions ahead of the 41st annual International Civil Aviation Organization Triennial Assembly.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Orloff
Honeywell has received approval on a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the FAA for the installation of its Aspire 400 Satellite Communications System on Bombardier Global Express platforms.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its 500th G650/G650ER ultra-long-range aircraft, the company announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The airport is due to begin winding down operations starting Oct. 31.
Airports & Networks