Air taxis and personal transports

US aviation trade associations express concerns with FAA proposals on power-lift rules

US aviation trade associations have provided concerned feedback to the US Federal Aviation Administration on a range of issues arising from the agency’s proposed Special Federal Aviation Regulations (SFAR) on “Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification […]

UTM

FAA live test flights in California demonstrate UAM concepts in cooperation with industry partners

By Jenny Beechener For the past year, uncrewed traffic management (UTM) company ANRA Technologies has been conducting tests supporting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Airspace Management Demonstration (UAMD) project that recently […]

Cargo and logistics

Dufour Aerospace Aero2: Following successful test flights Spright to test third prototype in U.S.

Dufour has announced the Dufour Aerospace X2.2 prototype of the uncrewed Aero2 aircraft successfully demonstrated full transition from vertical take-off to horizontal cruise.  This is the third prototype from the company which it says demonstrates […]

Business Partnerships

GKN Aerospace, Marshall and Parker Aerospace partner to explore liquid hydrogen fuel systems

GKN Aerospace, Marshall, and Parker Aerospace say they are leveraging their capabilities to collaborate under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at exploring liquid hydrogen fuel system solutions for the next generation of zero emission […]

Air taxis and personal transports

LIFT inks deal with Warren Buffet-backed Marubeni Corporation

LIFT Aircraft has announced that the Austin, TX-based company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Marubeni Corporation, one of Japan’s largest so-called “sogo-shosha”, or general trading companies. Investor Warren Buffet, through Berkshire Hathaway, […]