Technology & Engineering News & Articles

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Lilium, Volocopter and EHang

The Lilium Jet inceptors, a sidestick system used by the pilot to control the aircraft, will provide safe and intuitive handling qualities, easy access to functionalities, and an aesthetic, ergonomic design

The partnership will leverage ResilienX's in-time aviation safety management system (IASMS), FRAIHMWORK, and Rudasys' optical-based integrated surveillance system to manage safety throughout airports and vertiports

To increase public awareness and acceptance of eVTOL aircraft in Japan, Volocopter is showcasing its VoloCity full-scale static model in a showcase event at the Grand Front Osaka

Joby Aviation and ANA Holdings will work together to develop plans for air taxi flight connections between the World Expo venue and one other location in Osaka

Alauda's Airspeeder Mk4 is powered by a 1,340 horsepower turbogenerator, can reach a top speed of 225 mph in 30 seconds from a standing start, and has a projected range of 188 miles

Joby is believed to be the first eVTOL company to test its propeller in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC), a facility containing the two largest operational wind tunnels in the world

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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