Pyka has unveiled the latest addition to its fleet of purpose-built industrial aircraft, the Pelican Cargo. Featuring unprecedented payload and range capabilities, Pelican Cargo is the world’s largest zero-emission cargo airplane and the first autonomous vehicle of its class. With a range of up to 200 miles, a payload of up to 400 pounds in […]
eVTOL
Air Passenger Taxis and Air Ambulance Seen as Biggest eVTOL Growth Markets
Air passenger taxis, air ambulance and cargo transport are seen as the three areas of the eVTOL market that will see the biggest growth over the next five years. This is according to new research (1) from Horizon Aircraft (“Company” or “Horizon”), an innovative leader in hybrid electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aerial vehicles, […]
Eviation Announces Order from Aerus For 30 Alice All-Electric Commuter Aircraft
Eviation Aircraft, a manufacturer of all-electric aircraft, today announced that Aerus, an emerging regional airline in Mexico, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 30 commuter Alice aircraft. Aerus intends to utilize Alice for middle-mile travel across regions including Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Coahuila and Veracruz, providing historically underserved communities in northern areas of the […]
Horizon Aircraft Successfully Completes Hover Testing of VTOL Aircraft Prototype
Horizon Aircraft (“Company” or “Horizon”) announced that it has successfully completed initial hover testing of its “Cavorite X5” scale prototype. Brandon Robinson, CEO of Horizon Aircraft said, “this aircraft has exceeded expectations during initial hover testing. It is extremely stable, is capable of full hover at only 65% power, and has hovered with 20% of […]
Volatus Infrastructure and VMIC Form Business Development Agreement
VMIC will serve as Business Development Team for Volatus Infrastructure in South Korea Volatus Infrastructure, LLC and VMIC have signed an agreement for VMIC to preform business development tasks in South Korea. VMIC will help bring electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) infrastructure to South Korea to ensure they will be ready to support the […]
Joby Partners with Aviation High School to Prepare the Future Electric Aviation Workforce
Joby Aviation, Inc. has announced a partnership with Aviation High School in New York City to prepare the next generation of aircraft maintenance technicians and aerospace leaders for career opportunities created by the electric age of flight. New York’s Aviation High School is a leading education center for future aircraft maintainers and aerospace professionals. Joby’s […]
Eve Announces Agreement with Volatus Infrastructure to Support Vertiport Automation
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. […]
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 […]
UMILES Next and TECNALIA Present Technologies That Will Dominate European Skies for Safe and Sustainable UAM
The UMILES Next air taxi, Concept Integrity, equipped with FlyFree technology developed by the TECNALIA research center, was presented earlier this month in Brussels during the Drone Days organized by the European Commission as part of the Drone Strategy 2.0, an initiative aimed at promoting the development of new sustainable drone services and transport solutions […]
Archer Unveils Its Production Aircraft, Midnight™
Archer Aviation Inc., publicly unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight, a pilot-plus-four-passenger eVTOL aircraft during its Open House event in Palo Alto, CA. Midnight is the evolution of Archer’s demonstrator eVTOL aircraft, Maker, which has validated its proprietary twelve-tilt-six configuration and key enabling technologies. Watch Video Midnight is designed to be safe, sustainable, quiet and, with […]
