Archer sets out Miami eVTOL network plans, signs for military-grade rotor tech
Archer Aviation has set out its plans for an electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft network in Miami, connecting major…
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An abbreviation for vertical takeoff and landing, referring to aircraft that can take off, hover, and land vertically. Includes helicopters, drone and more.
Emirates SkyCargo enters new era of logistics with future flight alliance
Emirates SkyCargo is investing in a new era of logistics, having signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with…
Joby flies hybrid turbine-electric demonstrator for the first time
Joby Aviation has completed the first flight of a turbine-electric autonomous demonstrator aircraft, marking a major expansion of the…
LODD completes first flight of Hili, the UAE’s first hybrid heavy-cargo UAV
LODD Autonomous has completed the first flight of Hili, a new hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft designed, built…
Boeing reveals CxR tiltrotor drone concept to team with Apache, Chinook
Boeing is advancing its vision for a new class of unmanned tiltrotor aircraft designed to operate alongside crewed…
Joby and L3Harris combine to develop new aircraft class for defense operations
Air taxi developer Joby Aviation is joining forces with L3Harris Technologies to develop a new aircraft class for…
Sikorsky unveils HEX hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft program
Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has announced its ambitious plan to develop, test, and fly a hybrid-electric…
AMSL Aero secures first order for up to 20 hydrogen-powered VTOL aircraft
Australian-based AMSL Aero has secured its first civil order for up to 20 of its hydrogen-powered vertical takeoff…
Airbus buys firm behind futuristic unmanned spy drone with supreme capabilities
Airbus Helicopters has completed a takeover of Washington-based long-range robotic aircraft company, Aerovel, and acquired its game-changing unmanned…
Top 10: the world’s weirdest fighter jets ever designed
The world of military aviation has seen its fair share of innovative and unconventional fighter jet designs. Over…
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…
DARPA to develop next-gen military VTOL demonstrator
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) intends to develop a next-generation military vertical take-off and landing…
Is the future of air races electric? Pulitzer race revival set for 2023
Could electric air races be a way to drive forward the development of new aviation technologies and help…
Boeing invests $450M in self-flying electric air taxi firm Wisk
Boeing is to invest almost half a billion dollars into US self-flying electric air taxi developer Wisk. Wisk, which…
Embraer’s electric taxi firm Eve unveils plans to list, announces new orders
It’s a big day of announcements for Eve, the urban air mobility company founded by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and which is…
Israel’s AIR joins urban mobility race with two-seater eVTOL vehicle
An Israeli company is throwing its hat into the growing market for electric air travel. AIR unveiled its…
JetPack Aviation launches flying motorcycles pre-order
There is a new promise that flying means of transport might be coming closer to everyday use. California-based…