Aviation
Dutch Startup Breaks the Norm With a Bold 80-Seat Hybrid-Electric Concept
12 Dec 2023, 07:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A young aviation company completely redesigned its flagship concept based on customer feedback and went from fully electric to hybrid
Rotor Technologies Begins Production of Uncrewed Helicopter Designed for Civilian Use
11 Dec 2023, 12:51 UTC · By: Ancuta Iosub / The new R550X unmanned civilian aircraft is based on the firm's Robinson R44 Raven II and is touted as the world's largest of its kind
Californian eVTOL Maker Gearing Up for Air Taxi Services Across Japan
11 Dec 2023, 07:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Joby is one of the most ambitious and promising eVTOL makers in the US, and it also plans to conquer Japan with its electric aircraft
One of the World's Most Popular Helicopters Drops Jet Fuel for SAF for the First Time
8 Dec 2023, 11:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Leonardo AW139 transport helicopter was flown for the first time with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) burning in its engines
Germany’s Largest Airline Partners With Lilium for eVTOL Operations
8 Dec 2023, 09:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Two major German companies have signed a memorandum that will allow them to jointly explore potential eVTOL operations in the future
The World’s First Luxury eVTOL Jet Is Coming to Life in Germany
7 Dec 2023, 08:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first Lilium jet fuselage has arrived at the company's state-of-the-art facility in Germany for the final assembly of the first unit
The All-Electric Alia Is Officially Air New Zealand’s First Green Aircraft
7 Dec 2023, 07:22 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Air New Zealand has selected the Vermont-based Beta Technologies' Alia CTOL as its first official next generation aircraft
Mutant Light Aircraft with Seven Propellers Makes Its First Hybrid-Electric Flight
6 Dec 2023, 12:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The EcoPulse hybrid electric aircraft developed by Daher, Safran, and Airbus makes its maiden flight with the extra six propellers working
Airbus Tests New Version of a Kit That Turns Aircraft Into Fire Engines
6 Dec 2023, 11:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / European aircraft company Airbus announced the completion of a series of tests on a new version of the roll-on/roll-off firefighting kit for the A400M Atlas
Honeywell Teams Up With German eVTOL Jet Maker Lilium
6 Dec 2023, 07:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The world's first and only eVTOL jet will owe a great deal of its impressive performance to Honeywell systems, including a thermal management system
The $119K Guardian SC1 Is a Pioneering US-built eVTOL for Sustainable Farming
5 Dec 2023, 02:41 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first commercially authorized eVTOL in the US that has already started operating is not an air taxi but a heavy-duty agricultural aviation-grade aircraft
Latin America’s First Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Takes Flight
5 Dec 2023, 01:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Moya Aero has developed and built the first high-capacity, autonomous cargo eVTOL in the Southern Hemisphere and it's now conducting flight tests
Beta to Operate a State-of-the-Art eVTOL Facility in Plattsburgh
4 Dec 2023, 07:48 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Beta Technologies is expanding its existing facility at the Plattsburgh Airport with help from a New York grant, and promises to bring 85 new jobs
The Groundbreaking SkyBus Is Getting Dedicated Infrastructure in the US
4 Dec 2023, 07:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The world's first 40-seat eVTOL, a green alternative to both regular buses and helicopters, is relying on hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel
Eve Air Mobility Joins Forces With the Largest South Korean Low-Cost Airline
29 Nov 2023, 10:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Embraer's UAM company and Jeju Air have jointly developed and released a Concept of Operations for the global eVTOL community
World’s First Electric Airline Is Betting on Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion
29 Nov 2023, 09:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The newly-launched UK airline that wants to pioneer green flights will retrofit its entire fleet with a powerful hydrogen-electric system
Boeing 787 Burning Only SAF Takes Off Today on Historic Flight, Richard Branson Is on It
28 Nov 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 wil, head from the UK to the U.S. today with no passengers on board and 100 percent SAF in its tanks.
Airbus Demonstrated a Fully Autonomous Helicopter Flight
28 Nov 2023, 09:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Airbus flying laboratory FlightLab successfully completed fully autonomous flight monitored by the pilot via a touchscreen tablet
The $7 Million eVTOL Jet Made in Germany Is Headed for China
27 Nov 2023, 07:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Lilium has recently secured a strategic launch partner in one of the countries that will account for up to 25 percent of the eVTOL market in the future
Urban-Air Port to Develop a Complex Simulation of Vertiport Operations
23 Nov 2023, 08:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The UK-based infrastructure developer is working on a complex simulation project connected to real-time operations at US-based airports