Archer Aviation Inc has announced today that the plaintiff in the federal securities lawsuit filed against Archer on September 21, 2023 (Cenderelli v. Archer Aviation,
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Swinburne University reports milestone in Australia’s AAM industry with “successful hydrogen-powered VTOL drone flight”
Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology’s Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub) has completed the first flight of an Australian-developed hydrogen fuel cell electric powered VTOL
Read moreEHang “will require production licence and airworthiness certificate before commercial operations”
China’s Sohu News reports that following the CAAC’s award of an unmanned aircraft system type certificate (TC) to EHang, “the EH216-S will also undergo operational
Read moreWisk reports “first public view of autonomous air taxi flights in Los Angeles”
Wisk Aero reports it has made the region’s first public air taxi flights. “In October, Wisk became the first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)
Read more‘Transporting people in eVTOLs could be ten years’ away’ – AiRMOUR project
The AiRMOUR research project simulated validation of manned Urban Air Mobility (UAM) emergency transportation in four cities: Stavangar, Helsinki, Kassel and Luxembourg during 2022 and
Read moreEhang “to inaugurate first European autonomous air vehicle operations centre on 31 October”
Hispaviacion reports that on 31 October 2023 EHang will inaugurate the first autonomous air vehicle (AAV) operations centre in Europe. “This inauguration represents a milestone
Read moreREGENT to trial all-electric seagliders with the US Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
REGENT, a manufacturer of all-electric seagliders for sustainable maritime mobility, announced it has signed an agreement with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) to demonstrate
Read moreOverair, Hanwha and Jeju Self Governing Province partner to develop AAM eco-system
Overair has announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hanwha Systems and South Korea’s Jeju Special Self Governing Province to establish and
Read moreUK CAA publishes new paper on eVTOL downwash modelling for vertiport planning
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published CAP2576, a paper which presents an initial view of the effects of downwash for the safe operation
Read moreEmbention develops eVTOL navigation/detect-and-avoid mission management system
Embention has announced the development of “mission computer technology” to enable the safe operation of eVTOL systems for commercial use. “The mass adoption of air
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