Eve Air Mobility (“Eve”) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Volatus Infrastructure, LLC, to supply a vertiport automation solution that will support traffic management of future electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Eve’s Urban Air Traffic Management (“UATM”) software solution will be used to improve the capacity and efficiency of Volatus’ vertiports. […]
Author: Kim Stevens
Final Boeing 747 Airplane Leaves Everett Factory
The last Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747 left the company’s widebody factory in advance of its delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023. “For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent airplane that has truly changed the world. We are proud that this plane will […]
Diana Smith, a 50+ year Beatrice Airport Legacy
by Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D. Nebraska’s Diana Smith knows every nook and cranny of BIE-Beatrice Municipal Airport, after her 50+ year tenure which recently ended with her retirement as Airport Manager. Here is her unique story. How did you first get inspired to work in the aviation industry? At the age of 21, returning to […]
NTSB Says Air Tour Safety in Popular Alaska Destination Needs to be Improved, Urges FAA to Act
The National Transportation Safety Board is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to issue special regulations to address flight safety hazards specific to air tour operations in Ketchikan, Alaska. In a report issued last week, the NTSB said that seven air tour airplane crashes in and around Ketchikan since 2007, killing 31 people and seriously […]
Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads
By Charlton Haupt, Co-founder — Bad Astro Society For as long as we have gazed upward at the sky, people have dreamed of visiting the stars. At minimum, we want to fly, see the curvature of the earth and experience zero gravity, but the space tourism industry is still in its infancy. A short trip […]
EHang Holdings Limited Announces Appointment of Nick Ning Yang as New Independent Director
EHang Holdings Limited has announced that Mr. Nick Ning Yang has been appointed as a new director to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective December 5, 2022. The Board has reviewed and determined that Mr. Yang meets all the “independence” requirements under Rule 10A-3 of the United States Exchange Act of 1934 and […]
National Association of Flight Instructors Announces New Board Member
New National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) Board Member, George Charles Allen, is an experienced aviator, consultant, and educator. At age 1 ½, George was strapped into a Cessna 172 alongside his father in what would be an inauguration to a lifetime of defying the earthly bonds of gravity. By age 5, he took his […]
Hartzell Receives Voyager Propeller STC for Cessna Skywagon Fleet
Building on acceptance by backcountry flyers of Cessna Skywagons, Hartzell Propeller has once again expanded the applicability of its ubiquitous three-blade aluminum Voyager props. The Voyager, which is popular with bush pilots, was previously approved for other Cessna 180/182/185/206 aircraft powered by the Continental 520 and 550 engines. The Voyager is now STC approved for […]
Memphis International Airport Celebrates Consolidated Deicing Facility Grand Opening
The grand opening for Memphis International Airport’s Consolidated De-Icing Facility was held on Tuesday, November 29. Dignitaries and leaders from Memphis and Washington, D.C. joined the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority in celebrating the facility, which was completed just in time for the heavy holiday cargo season. Among the speakers at the event were U.S. Department […]
Archer Completes Maker’s First Full Transition Flight
Archer Aviation Inc. announced that Maker successfully completed its first transition to full wing-borne flight on November 29, 2022. Maker has 12 propellers attached to six booms on a fixed wing. All 12 propellers provide vertical lift during take-off and landing. The forward 6 propellers tilt forward to cruise position to provide propulsion during forward […]
