Behind the scenes at Lilium, the eVTOL firm aiming to change regional air travel
The advanced air mobility sector is far from lacking in projects and entrepreneurs all aiming to change how…
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Electra.aero gets US Army contract to test blown-wing ESTOL concept
Electra.aero, a Virginia-based developer of hybrid-electric short take-off and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, has received $1.9 million from the…
Skyports raises $110 million to build Dubai’s vertiport network
On April 17, 2024, Skyports announced that it has raised over $110 million with the closing of its…
Boom Supersonic receives authorization to conduct supersonic flight tests
On April 16, 2024, Boom Supersonic announced that it had received a Special Flight Authorization (SFA) from the…
Doroni Aerospace and AIR bring personal eVTOLs closer to reality
The eVTOL industry is getting a great deal of attention at present, and part of this may be…
Lilium starts assembling battery packs for first crewed eVTOL flight
German eVTOL developer Lilium has started assembling the battery packs that will power the first piloted test flight of…
French startup HyLight gets $4 million to develop hydrogen-powered small airship
French startup HyLight announced it has closed a $4 million (€3.7 million) seed round to advance towards the…
Natilus and MONTE to facilitate blended-wing-body aircraft leasing
On April 11, 2024, Californian startup Natilus and UK-based lessor MONTE Aircraft Leasing announced that they have entered…
British Airways to introduce next-generation real-time weather forecasting apps
British Airways (BA) has announced that it plans to become the first UK airline to roll out the…
AutoFlight delivers first eVTOL to commercial customer in Japan
AutoFlight has delivered the first unit of its Prosperity eVTOL aircraft to a customer in Japan. According to…
China’s AS700 airship completes maiden ferry flight
China’s new civilian airship, the AS700, completed its maiden ferry flight on April 2, 2024. The flight took…
How Honeywell Aerospace is helping to support aircraft demand in Asia-Pacific
Air travel demand in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to exceed pre-COVID levels in 2024. According to the…
PAL-V sells 100 flying cars to Dubai firm, secures investment
Dutch advanced air mobility firm PAL-V has received an order for 100 units of its Liberty ‘flying car’…
Hypersonic startup Hermeus unveils first flyable aircraft
Hypersonic flight startup Hermeus has publicly unveiled its first flyable aircraft, called the Quarterhorse Mk 1. A previous…
Global seaplane industry outlines plan for growth at FOSAA conference in Venice
A large cross-section of the global amphibious aircraft community converged in Venice on March 20, 2024, to attend…
airBaltic successfully trials SpaceX’s Starlink connectivity platform in Riga
Latvian airline airBaltic has announced that it has successfully completed an initial test of SpaceX’s Starlink internet connectivity system onboard one of…
Sikorsky unveils HEX hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft program
Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has announced its ambitious plan to develop, test, and fly a hybrid-electric…
AutoFlight completes first electric eVTOL inter-city flight
eVTOL developer AutoFlight demonstrated the capabilities of its Prosperity aircraft on February 27, 2024, with the completion of…