Technology & Engineering News & Articles

UK CAA Issues First eVTOL DOA to Vertical Aerospace

The Design Organization Approval (DOA) means the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is satisfied Vertical Aerospace has the capability to design a safe and reliable aircraft and aviation-related products to the highest standards

Mar 31, 2023
Intel Joins Airspeeder as Intelligence Partner

Intel has joined Airspeeder in a strategic sponsorship agreement to provide end-to-end systems support and insights to help power the world's first flying electric car racing series

Mar 30, 2023
Archer Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Completes Wind Tunnel Tests

The test campaign in Switzerland allowed Archer to gather valuable data to further validate the Midnight vehicle configuration, its aerodynamic models, external load predictions, aircraft performance, stability and control characteristics, and performance degradation in icing conditions

Mar 29, 2023
Altaport’s New Partnerships for Vertiport Automation

Altaport has signed strategic partnership agreements with TruWeather, Electro.Aero, Fortem, 1200.aero, ResilienX and Moonware to provide a comprehensive vertiport management solution

Mar 29, 2023
Jetson Welcomes Diamandis as Senior Advisor

Founder of over 25 companies in health-tech, space, venture capital and education, Peter Diamandis joins Jetson, and will use his experience in cutting-edge technologies to help Jetson make strides in sustainability and air transportation

Mar 28, 2023
Ascendance Raises €21 Million to Accelerate Work on eVTOL Aircraft

The new funds give Ascendance Flight Technologies the resources to fly its full-scale prototype, begin certification and scale-up actions for its first aircraft

Mar 28, 2023
Advanced Air Mobility Weekly Roundup – WC 19 March

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Archer, Eve Air Mobility, and Doroni Aerospace

Mar 24, 2023
Collaboration Formed to Explore Use of Eve’s Urban ATM Software

Eve Air Mobility and Ferrovial have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for a collaboration that will help enable safe and reliable eVTOL operations in the US and UK

Mar 23, 2023
Doroni Raises $3.5 Million & Achieves Milestone eVTOL Flight Tests

Following the Doroni eVTOL prototype, H1P1, making a short untethered hover test flight, the company revealed to investors they had completed a total 23 test flights with the aircraft

Mar 22, 2023
VPorts to Build First Vertiport at Ras Al Khaimah Airport in UAE

The Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) vertiport, to be established on a 10,000-square-meter site, is designed to establish the UAE as a world class global Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) hub

Mar 20, 2023
SITA & Volocopter Collaborate on Digital Infrastructure for Vertiports

SITA has been selected as Volocopter's preferred digital and IT systems partner for vertiports, and becomes the latest investor to join the Series E funding round

Mar 20, 2023
Advanced Air Mobility Weekly Roundup – WC 12 March

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Vertical Aerospace, Joby, and Archer

Mar 17, 2023
First Build of Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Nears Completion

Archer Aviation is targeting completion of its initial conforming Midnight aircraft in Q4 2023, and piloted flight test operations would begin in early 2024

Mar 17, 2023
Vertical Opens Advanced Aerospace Battery Facility

The Vertical Energy Center (VEC) based in Bristol will support the design, test, manufacture and commercialization of Vertical's custom-made battery pack for its VX4 eVTOL aircraft

Mar 16, 2023
NASA AAM Team Flight Tests in Joby’s eVTOL Simulator

In total, four NASA research pilots flew the Joby simulator, which includes joystick controls, avionics, and performance modeling that duplicate the feeling of flying Joby's S4 air taxi

Mar 16, 2023
Skyfly’s eVTOL to Feature at Farnborough International

Skyfly has been invited to exhibit the Axe eVTOL on both days of the Sustainable Skies World Summit, and also hopes to unveil the first completed fuselage section at its booth

Mar 15, 2023
SkyDrive and VPorts Collaborate to Promote AAM Industry from Dubai

The two companies will collaborate on the technical and business aspect to leverage the AAM Integrator World Center in Dubai for business development and market expansion

Mar 15, 2023
Autoflug Selected as Seat Supplier for Limosa eVTOL Aircraft

Autoflug will provide its Flyweight Up seats for the seven passenger Limosa LimoConnect eVTOL, foldable seats that can be easily removed from the cabin

Mar 14, 2023
Sikorsky and GE Collaborate on Fully-Autonomous eVTOL Prototype

The HEX program could lead to a family of eVTOL vehicles scaled to carry passengers and payload for both military and commercial applications

Mar 14, 2023