First US drone-based micro-weather service to be launched out of an air base
Every day, the drone industry comes up with new and different uses for unmanned aircraft. Now, here comes…
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Rolls-Royce successfully tests new UltraFan engine technology
Rolls-Royce has successfully tested its new UltraFan technology demonstrator, the British engine manufacturer announced on May 18, 2023. The…
Eve Air Mobility complete eVTOL wind tunnel testing
Eve Air Mobility are celebrating an important milestone as the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) firm work…
AURA Aero reveals final design for hybrid-electric aircraft concept
French startup AURA Aero has revealed the final design of its hybrid-electric aircraft currently under development. The ERA, a…
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL ready for maiden flight – despite Q1 losses of $113M
Archer Aviation has confirmed that final assembly of its first eVTOL, Midnight, is complete. Midnight is now ready…
Xwing to develop autonomous aircraft for the US Air Force
Xwing, a US-based startup working on autonomous flight systems, has won a contract with the US Air Force…
Heart Aerospace receives order for 40 ES-30 electric aircraft
Heart Aerospace’s backlog for the electric ES-30 aircraft has grown by 40 aircraft after converting an earlier Letter…
Is subscription pricing the next big thing in aviation?
We pay flat fees to watch movies, to get Amazon deliveries faster or to store our documents online,…
Joby Aviation, Lilium raise funds
Within the emerging industry of advanced air mobility, as the hard financial realities of new aircraft certification become…
French startup tries to block sale of seaplane foil tech to Chinese investors
The picturesque town of Annecy, at the foot of the French Alps, seems like an unlikely setting for…
Boeing adds 787-10 ‘Explorer’ to its ecoDemonstrator flight testing program
Boeing announced that its ecoDemonstrator program is being joined by ecoDemonstrator Explorers, aircraft focused on testing specific technologies. …
Jaunt Air Mobility signs deal to bring Journey eVTOL to Mexico
Jaunt Air Mobility has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (Lol) with Redwings, a Mexican firm that aims…
Joby prepares for first delivery to US Air Force in 2024
Joby Aviation announced on April 25, 2023, that it will deliver its first two eVTOL aircraft to the…
‘We thought we’d be flying in a few years,’ admits Vertical Aerospace founder
The founder of the British eVTOL startup Vertical Aerospace has admitted that he thought the company would be…
Harbour Air says electric DHC-2 Beaver is delayed to at least mid-2025
Harbour Air provided an update on its progress on the certification of the ePlane, a De Havilland Canada…
The ‘top gun’ pilots selected to fly the first commercial eVTOL flights in 2025
If all goes to plan, 2025 will be the year that the aviation industry takes a huge leap…
Cargo drone startup Natilus tests blended-wing-body demonstrator
Natilus, an American startup developing an autonomous cargo drone, has announced that it has successfully conducted a successful…
Air Canada to save up to 560 tons of CO2 p.a. with Descent Profile Optimization
Air Canada has chosen to use Airbus’ Descent Profile Optimization (DPO) solution for its A320 and A320 aircraft,…