Emerging regulations

New zero-emission aviation alliance releases ConOps for electric and hybrid aircraft airspace integration

The Alliance of Zero Emission Aviation (AZEA) – with EUROCONTROL leading the responsible Working Group – has released a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft on the occasion of the 3rd […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Clay Lacy Aviation and Overair partner to introduce Advanced Air Mobility to Southern California

Overair, a company in advanced air mobility (AAM) and developer of all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today announced a new strategic collaboration with leading private jet management company fixed-base operator (FBO), and infrastructure […]

Vertiports

New UK study identifies social, economic and societal benefits that vertiports will bring to communities

The UK’s Connected Place Catapult research agency has published a study Vertiports: Incidental economic, social and environmental benefits to local economies which identifies the incidental benefits that vertiports will bring to local communities. According to […]

Batteries

Pratt and Whitney Canada unveils high voltage bidirectional mobile charging unit for hybrid-electric flight demonstrator

Pratt & Whitney Canada today announced the development of an advanced mobile charging unit (MCU) capable of charging high-power batteries at up to 1500 volts, making it compatible with Megawatt Charging System standards the industry […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Swiss startup Sirius goes ahead with January launch of its hydrogen powered eVTOL jet

Following its announcement of  a planned launch (https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/air-taxis/sirius-to-unveil-worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-vtol-aircraft-on-january-17/) Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has launched its hydrogen VTOL (vertical take off and landing) aircraft — and an ambitious plan to have it in the air by […]

Air taxis and personal transports

ZeroAvia awarded California Energy Commission grant to develop high efficiency liquid hydrogen refuelling trucks

ZeroAvia today announced that it has been awarded USD3.25 million in funding by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a first-of-a-kind mobile liquid hydrogen (LH2) refuelling truck for heavy-duty applications, including aviation and maritime. […]