electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

EASA’s final rules for eVTOL operations differ in significant areas from the FAA proposals.

SkyDrive and JAXA have signed a joint research agreement devoted to improving noise-estimation technology for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft

Bristow Group has secured early delivery slots for five of U.S. startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL cargo aircraft.

Predicting contrail cirrus; Autonomy proving ground; eVTOL river crossing; Electric regional seaplane.

Consultant EA Maven says the economic benefit of AAM travel could be broad, but vertiport infrastructure remains one of many potential stumbling blocks.

EASA submitted its proposed rules, called Opinion 03/2023, to the European Commission (EC) on Aug. 31 for adoption.

With the root cause quickly identified, Vertical says its certification target of late 2026 remains unchanged.

EHang's EH216-S is on track to be the first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to be type-certified in the world.

While the DA40 is a four-seater, the eDA40 is designed with two seats.

A new urban air mobility (UAM) service has been launched in traffic-clogged Sao Paulo.

AeroHT has conducted the first cross-river flight in China by an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

The two companies’ eVTOL lawsuits have been dropped before they went to trial.

Liquid-hydrogen fuel systems; TCab eVTOL flies; Tiltwing UAS demo; New twin launched; Fuel-cell compressor.

China’s EHang says it expects to receive type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China “soon.”

The report from Ark–an existing shareholder in both Archer and Joby Aviation–comes amid ongoing industry debate.

Based in Stockholm, Stilfold is a startup aiming to apply its lightweight, folding sheet metal manufacturing process to various forms of mobility.

A group of engineers based in Scotland have formed a startup called Flowcopter that is aiming to bring to market a multicopter cargo UAV powered by a hybrid hydraulic transmission system.

Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft plans to list publicly through a merger with a Hawaii-based blank-check company.

Startup Aerovolt has begun rolling out its initial electric aircraft charging stations at airports in the Southern UK.

The designers behind the SoloTrek, a backpack-style personal air vehicle first flown in 2001, have entered the eVTOL market.

The vehicle flown by Chinese startup TCab Tech appears to be a full-sized propulsion testbed.

The first dedicated university research program for electric aircraft batteries in the U.S. has been launched by the University of Michigan.

The deadline for comments on the FAA’s proposed regulations for operations of powered-lift aircraft closed on Aug. 14.

Five of the six publicly traded electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) startups have reported their financial results for the 2023 second quarter (Q2).

Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace is planning to deliver a prototype Aero2 tiltwing uncrewed aircraft to launch customer Spright.