Technology & Engineering News & Articles

Flying Taxi Service Planned from Odense Railway Station

A partnership has been formed by HCA Airport and Copenhagen Helicopter create infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft, with the end-goal to establish a landing sites, the first at Odense Station

Feb 17, 2023
Blade and BETA Complete eVTOL Test Flight in New York

Successful demonstration flight by Blade Air Mobility of BETA Technologies ALIA-250 marks the first demonstration of a piloted eVTOL aircraft in the greater New York City region

Feb 15, 2023
Skyports Infrastructure Vertiport Design for Dubai Granted Approval

The vertiport network could be launched in Dubai by 2026 with four sites being considered, Dubai International Airport, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Downtown and Dubai Marina

Feb 14, 2023
Joby Begins Final Assembly of First Production-Conforming eVTOL Aircraft

Joby has built and tested major aerostructures of the eVTOL aircraft, and will now begin the process of fusing the aerostructures together and installing the wiring, electronics, and propulsion systems

Feb 14, 2023
NASA Launches Surrogate eVTOL Flight Tests in Texas

During the tests, NASA used computer modeling software to guide the Bell Textron 407GXi helicopter in a designated lane to simulate an eVTOL vehicle's potential flight path

Feb 08, 2023
Volocopter Receives French-German Business Award

Volocopter, an urban air mobility pioneer, has won the 2023 Franco-German Business Award, celebrating exceptional collaborations and extraordinary individuals working...

Feb 07, 2023
Ascendance Appoints Viala as Director of Engineering

French start-up Ascendance Flight Technologies has appointed Stéphane Viala as Director of Engineering & Program to oversee the technical management...

Feb 06, 2023
Oriens Aviation Founder Invests in Skyfly eVTOL

Skyfly has announced Oriens Aviation founder and CEO Edwin Brenninkmeyer has joined the company as a strategic investor. According to...

Feb 02, 2023
Lilium and GKN Partner to Develop Wiring System for Lilium Jet

eVTOL developer Lilium and GKN Aerospace have signed an agreement to work together to design and build an integrated and...

Jan 31, 2023
Airbus Selects Eaton and Crouzet for eVTOL Prototype

Airbus has announced the selection of Eaton and Crouzet to provide the electrical power distribution (EPDS) and the human-machine interface...

Jan 30, 2023
US Air Force Awards Electra Funding for eSTOL Aircraft Development

Electra has announced its selection by the US Air Force AFWERX innovation arm for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) award...

Jan 26, 2023
MightyFly Unveils Second-Generation eVTOL for 600 Miles of Same-Day Door-to-Door Deliveries

Just 21 months after receiving $5.1 million seed funding and with only nine months from concept to first flight, MightyFly...

Jan 24, 2023
Dufour Aerospace to Accelerate Growth with Vista Investment

Dufour Aerospace has announced that its successfully completed a Series B investment from Vista Global Holding Limited, to support the...

Jan 23, 2023
UMiles Next Appoints New CTO to Lead Technology Division

UMILES Next has announced the appointment of Gustavo Rodríguez as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in a bid to step up...

Jan 17, 2023
LCI and Elroy Sign Agreement for 40 Chaparral VTOL Aircraft

LCI, part of Libra Group, has signed an agreement with Elroy Air to purchase up to 40 Chaparral VTOL aircraft...

Jan 11, 2023
Stellantis to Mass Produce Archer’s eVTOL Aircraft

Stellantis has agreed to manufacture Archer Aviation’s eVTOL aircraft, Midnight, and will provide up to $150 million to accelerate production....

Jan 05, 2023
New Partnership Formed to Develop eVTOL Infrastructure in South Korea

Aviation start-up VMIC has signed an agreement with Volatus Infrastructure to serve as its business development team in South Korea....

Jan 04, 2023
eVTOL Ion Propulsion Drone Completes Test Flight

Florida-based Undefined Technologies has announced a successful test flight for its eVTOL ion propulsion drone Silent Ventus with the aircraft...

Jan 04, 2023
New Project to Deploy EHang AAVs for Sightseeing Tours in China

EHang has received an initial purchase order for five EH216 AAVs from Tianxingjian Cultural Tourism Investment and Development LLC with...

Dec 19, 2022