Emerging regulations

FAA updates Fact Sheet on State and Local Regulation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) has published its updated Fact Sheet (2023) discussing legal considerations applicable to state and local regulation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”), also commonly referred to as “drones”. According to a […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Reliable Robotics brings autonomous flight closer with certification milestone

Reliable Robotics, a company producing safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, has announced its certification plan was formally accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The company says its autonomous flight system enables continuous autopilot engagement through […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Electric Power Systems selected as battery provider for Elfly’s seaplane demonstrator

Electric Power Systems (EPS), a provider of energy storage solutions, today announced it has been selected as the battery provider for Elfly’s all-electric seaplane. The companies announced their partnership for the research demonstrator program today […]

Commentary

Lilium releases Q2 2023 Shareholder Letter

Lilium, developer of the all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, has released its Q2 2023 Shareholder Letter. The letter discusses Lilium’s progress towards important milestones in the development of its Lilium Jet and lists […]

Air taxis and personal transports

SkyDrive announces “pre-order” sale of five eVTOLs to Austin Aviation of South Carolina

Japanese eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive and Austin Aviation, a Part 135 charter operator and subsidiary of Lowcountry Aviation Company (LCA) in Walterboro, South Carolina, have announced a pre-order Letter of Intent (LOI) for SkyDrive to deliver […]