Chinese electric vertical takeoff and landing startup AutoFlight has identified European technology investor Lukasz Gadowski as the source of the $100 million Series A investment announced in September.
Solar-powered aircraft developer Skydweller Aero has partnered with Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica to explore the use of its long-endurance unmanned aircraft to expand cellular coverage.
Flytrex’s delivery system uses a multicopter drone that flies autonomously beyond line of sight and hovers to safely lower the package by wire to the customer in the ground.
Business and general aviation deliveries rose in the third quarter of 2021 to 640, up from 634 a year ago and higher than 2019 third-quarter deliveries of 604 aircraft, according to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Collins Aerospace has completed its acquisition of FlightAware, a digital aviation company that provides flight tracking, predictive technology and analytics.
Airshare, a fractional ownership provider based in Lenexa, Kansas, is increasing its base pay for pilots and offering first-year captains the opportunity to earn up to $150,000, the company says.
Fatalities caused by civil aviation accidents in the U.S. declined in 2020 alongside a lapse in flight activity because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NTSB said Nov. 17.
South African aerostructures manufacturer Aerosud aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK startup Samad Aerospace for the development and manufacture of the Starling Cargo unmanned aircraft.
Lockheed Martin has completed final assembly of the X-59 Low Boom Supersonic Demonstrator and is preparing to ship the experimental aircraft to Fort Worth for structural testing.
Swiss-based aircraft manufacturing supplier Montana Aerospace raised almost $164 million in a stock sale, the company announced Nov. 17, with proceeds going toward the acquisition of Belgium-based Asco Group.
Italian manufacturer Tecnam Aircraft has launched a transition program to enable buyers to transition via the P2012 Traveller nine-passenger regional aircraft to the P-Volt all-electric version.
With the South Korean government making a proactive effort to commercialize urban air mobility by 2025, two consortiums have announced plans to develop and test the required ecosystem.
NetJets is one of three new investors in Amber Aviation, based in Shenzhen, China, and plans to transfer up to 20 of its jets over the next two years to Amber for operation in mainland China and Southeast Asia.
Diehl Aerospace and Thales are to work with Airbus to develop the flight control system for Airbus’ electric vertical takeoff and landing advanced air mobility platform.
Swiss-based Comlux has sold two Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty ultra-large business jets, the first to Dubai-based Five Hotels & Resorts to fly clients around the world to its properties.
As urban air mobility leaders target congested cities such as Los Angeles as launch markets for air taxi services, efforts to secure convenient vertiport locations are accelerating.
Unmanned cargo-aircraft startup Elroy Air has partnered with humanitarian transport operator AYR Logistics to develop an autonomous aerial-delivery service.
Archer, Joby and Lilium together spent almost $132 million in the third quarter on development of their electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis.
The company’s road map includes supporting training for the first commercial electric aircraft with seats up to 10 seats through 2025, as well as providing test facilities for these and other electrical aircraft.
Collins Aerospace has announced it is working with Australian company Seeing Machines on a suite of technologies to monitor fatigue and alertness among flight crews.
Latin American on-demand charter booking platform Flapper has agreed to purchase 20 electric engines from MagniX to convert Cessna Caravans to zero-emissions propulsion.
