REGENT unveils full-scale Seagliders, larger HQ
These are busy times for REGENT. The American startup, which is developing a new generation of sea-skimming ground…
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Will commercial aircraft soon be flown by a single pilot?
Airlines and manufacturers have been testing the likelihood of, and the technology for implementing, single pilot operations in…
Volocopter opens new production facilities in Germany
German eVTOL developer Volocopter is gearing up to go into full production mode. A ceremony attended by several senior…
SWISS to trial the use of AI to count passengers
While people around the world are getting to grips with the everyday applications of artificial intelligence platforms such…
Vertical Aerospace continues certification progress with a DOA from UK CAA
The United Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) granted the first-ever electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) Design…
BAE and Heart Aerospace join forces to develop a battery for electric aircraft
BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace announced that they would collaborate to develop an electric battery for Heart Aerospace’s…
Loyal wingmen: the cyberpunk future of aerial warfare
A swarm of small, fast, cockpit-less fighter jets are flying in a tight circle around an F-35 Lightning…
Japan’s largest parcel delivery company Yamato Holdings invests in REGENT
REGENT, a US-based startup developing a new generation of sea-skimming ground effect vehicles keeps adding names to its…
International pilot unions join forces against single-pilot operations
Several pilot unions, including the International Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), European Cockpit Association (ECA), and International Federation…
Airbus achieves autonomous control of drone from tanker aircraft
Airbus completed the first test flight of its Auto’Mate technology demonstrator, showcasing in-flight autonomous guidance and control of…
United Airlines and Archer to bring eVTOLs to Chicago
The Windy City is set to be one of the first places in the US to see regular…
Startup LYTE Aviation unveils 40-seat eVTOL concept
There’s a new player on the vibrant eVTOL scene. UK-based LYTE Aviation is the brainchild of German national Freshta…
Lockheed Martin invests in REGENT Seagliders
Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture arm of United States aerospace and defense group Lockheed Martin, is investing an…
BETA Technologies unveils new eCTOL design
BETA Technologies has unveiled a new aircraft model that it expects will accelerate its certification and go-to-market process. The…
The airlines switching to Elon Musk’s Starlink
Starlink, the satellite-based broadband service provided by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is taking the world by storm. This system has…
Is the hypersonic era closer than we imagine?
Great power sabre-rattling, stoked by war in Ukraine and geopolitical tensions in the Pacific, is driving research in…
When – and where – will the first eVTOLs enter service?
For many years now the headlines have been full of stories about electric take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft,…
Aviation industry‘s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) problem
The aviation industry continues to face relentless pressure to reduce its emissions, and rightly so. As the whole…