Aviation
US-Based Startup Brings Vertiports to Life in Microsoft Flight Simulator
10 Jul 2023, 04:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Flight simulation graphics and VR can work wonders for AAM infrastructure as well, and this young startup unveiled its first vertiport designed in this program
Airbus Takes SAF-Powered Flights to the Next Level
10 Jul 2023, 03:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Customers that are taking their brand-new Airbus aircraft home from the delivery center will be getting 5% SAF at no cost from the manufacturer
World’s First All-Electric VTOL Jet Hits Certification Milestone
7 Jul 2023, 05:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The German startup that designed a jet-powered eVTOL, also known as a powered lift eVTOL aircraft, is getting closer to the launch moment
Alef Confirms Over $250 Million Worth of Preoders for the World's First Flying Car
6 Jul 2023, 14:26 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / The world's first flying car, Alef's Model A, has just been approved for test flights in the United States. Deliveries should start in 2025
NASA Moves Supersonic Test Plane in Position for Ground Trials, Flights to Come Soon After
6 Jul 2023, 08:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA and Lockheed Martin move the X-59 QueSST supersonic test aircraft to the flight line, they're getting ready to start ground tests
Swiss eVTOL With an Innovative Tilt-Wing Design Hits Production Milestone
5 Jul 2023, 03:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dufour Aerospace is joining forces with another Swiss aviation player for the manufacturing of the Aero2 tilt-wing hybrid VTOL
Airbus H125 Helicopters Are Running on SAF During This Year’s Tour de France
4 Jul 2023, 03:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This year's Tour de France is increasingly greener thanks to a significant focus on alternative fuel for all helicopter operations
Airbus H160 Helicopter Cleared to Fly in American Skies
3 Jul 2023, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / European aerospace company Airbus announced today it has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the H160 helicopter
San Francisco Bracing for the Most Highly-Anticipated eVTOL Event This Year
3 Jul 2023, 03:55 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The upcoming AIRTAXI World Congress 2023 is also bringing the biggest eVTOL Verical Airshow this year and more goos news
$50 Million Worth of Pre-Orders Confirmed for This Silicon Valley Flying Car
3 Jul 2023, 02:54 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / ASKA has made an important step towards becoming a certified drive-and-fly eVTOL. Despite the steep pricing, this flying car is proving to be highly successful
Hydrogen-Powered Dash-8 Kicks Off Historic Flight Test Campaign in Mojave
30 Jun 2023, 03:23 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Lightning McClean is the name of a modified Dash-8 in California that recently set the record for the longest hydrogen-powered flight
Toyota-Backed Joby Aviation Kicks Off eVTOL Production in California
29 Jun 2023, 02:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Joby got the green light from FAA to start flight testing the first aircraft built on its pilot production line in California
Michigan Braces for MightyFly Cento Autonomous Cargo Delivery Flights
28 Jun 2023, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / eVTOL maker MightyFly announced it received a grant in Michigan to conduct autonomous cargo delivery flight demonstrations in the state
Bristell B23 Energic Electric Aircraft Will Cost Just $7 to Charge for One Hour of Flight
28 Jun 2023, 09:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Czech airplane manufacturer BRM Aero is about to launch into the world a new electric aircraft for flight schools, it will use Equipmake and H55 tech
UK Air Mobility Startup Plans To Build 200 Vertiports in the Next Five Years
27 Jun 2023, 06:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An AAM company backed by Hyundai's air mobility division and which introduced the world's first fully-functional vertiport is revolutionizing air taxi services
Trailblazing VTOL Jet Designed in Europe Gets Green Light From FAA
27 Jun 2023, 05:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An impressive electric air taxi inspired by traditional jet aircraft is being developed and built in Germany, but will also come to the US
NASA Drops Electric Aircraft Project, Test Flight No Longer Planned
26 Jun 2023, 10:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced it is ending the X-57 Maxwell electric aircraft project in September without going for a test flight, findings to be shared with the world.
One of the Most Promising French Air Taxi Concepts Hits Milestone
26 Jun 2023, 04:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Ascendance Flight Technologies is one of the few in the AAM industry to have developed both a VTOL concept and a separate hybrid propulsion system
Korea Is Gearing Up for a National Vertiport Network Together With a Strategic Partner
26 Jun 2023, 03:16 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Hyundai is backing this company through Supernal, and now Urban-Air Port has also joined forces with two more Korean players
The Record-Breaking 'Prosperity I' Will Take Off From a French Vertiport Next Year
23 Jun 2023, 03:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / AutoFlight's electric air taxi is already famous for many reasons, so its upcoming experimental flights during the 2024 Olympic Games are very exciting