U.S. startup Wright Electric has produced 1 megawatt of shaft power in tests of an electric motor-generator under development to power commercial aircraft.
ATM organization Eurocontrol has kicked off a 3-year project to pave the way for safe and efficient integration of vertiports into existing European airspace.
Flight of the NASA X-57 Maxwell electric aircraft is in doubt as the program concludes at the end of September and is dealing with another technical problem.
The Hungarian government is to provide Rolls-Royce with $5 million over 3 years to support research and development of electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.
The ranking of electric air taxi startups was unchanged in the latest edition of the AAM Reality Index, with Joby Aviation and Volocopter leading the pack.