Technology & Engineering News & Articles

Blue Spirit Aero Accelerates Development of Hydrogen Aircraft

French aviation start-up Blue Spirit Aero will be using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to accelerate the development...

Nov 23, 2022
New Era for Urban Air Mobility as Vertiport Testbed Opens in Paris

Europe’s first fully integrated vertiport terminal for the urban air mobility (UAM) industry has been opened at the Groupe ADP,...

Nov 23, 2022
Archer Selects Molicel to Power eVTOL Aircraft

Molicel will manufacture and supply the battery cells for Archer Aviation’s production electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight....

Nov 22, 2022
Lilium Seeks Additional Funding for Continued eVTOL Development

Lilium, developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, has announced the pricing of a $119 million capital...

Nov 22, 2022
New Partnership to Develop Charging Infrastructure for eVTOL Aircraft

Plans for flying taxis and green public transport could be accelerated after an agreement was signed between electric mobility company...

Nov 22, 2022
Garmin to Supply Flight Deck for Archer’s New eVTOL Aircraft

Archer Aviation Inc. has entered into an agreement with Garmin for the supply of the Garmin G3000 integrated flight deck...

Nov 21, 2022
Ampaire Flies First Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

Ampaire’s Eco Caravan, a nine-seat regional aircraft, has made its first flight on a fully integrated hybrid-electric propulsion system. According...

Nov 21, 2022
Plana Selects AAM Battery Supplier for Hybrid eVTOL Aircraft

US-based electric powertrain supplier Electric Power Systems (EPS) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Plana for the deployment of...

Nov 09, 2022
Partnership Formed to Explore VTOL Maintenance Solutions

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Ascendance Flight Technologies have announced the signing of a...

Oct 23, 2022
Korean Textile Company Develops Nylon Liner Material for Hydrogen Fuel Tanks

As the market for hydrogen-fuelled air mobility vehicles develops, the requirement for lightweight, safe and reliable hydrogen storage materials increases....

Oct 05, 2022
Urban Air Mobility Innovation Challenge Winners Announced

Advanced Technology International (ATI), TechConnect and The Vertical Lift Consortium (VLC) have announced the five winners of the 2022 Urban...

Oct 04, 2022
KULR Secures eVTOL Battery Development Order

KULR Technology Group, Inc. has received an order from a leading Fortune 500 commercial aviation company for its holistic suite...

Oct 04, 2022
LuftCar to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Battery Hybrid Propulsion System for AAM Market

LuftCar has announced plans to develop a new hydrogen fuel cell – battery hybrid propulsion system for the eVTOL market....

Sep 26, 2022
M3 Systems, Pipistrel, and Volocopter Complete Deconfliction Flight Tests in France

M3 Systems, Pipistrel and Volocopter have completed their first joint flight test campaign in France at Pontoise airfield. The week-long...

Sep 23, 2022
New Aerospace Research Center to Drive Drone and UAM Innovation in Finland

A new aerospace research center has started operations in Finland, which brings together businesses from the private, public and R&D...

Sep 22, 2022
MORAI Launches Simulation Platform for UAM Aircraft

MORAI, a developer of full-stack autonomous vehicle simulation technology in Korea, has launched MORAI SIM Air, a new simulation platform...

Sep 14, 2022
Video: Archer Explains Fly-by-wire eVTOL Flight Control Concepts

Archer has released a short video providing an overview of the fly-by-wire flight control concepts being developed as part of their eVTOL...

Sep 09, 2022
Electra Completes Test of Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System for eSTOL Aircraft

Electra has successfully completed a fully integrated test of the proprietary hybrid-electric propulsion system for its low-carbon emissions, electric short...

Sep 09, 2022
Kumho’s Smart Electric Tire for UAM Receives Red Dot Design Award

Kumho has won a Red Dot Design Award for its ‘Airborne Tire’, a revolutionary concept product aimed at the rapidly...

Sep 08, 2022