Air taxis and personal transports

Horizon Aircraft partners with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries subsidiary to progress VTOL engineering

Horizon Aircraft has announced its agreement with MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, to support the ongoing development of Horizon Aircraft’s hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Vertical Aerospace announces piloted thrust-borne transition in its eVTOL flight test programme

Vertical Aerospace today announced it has achieved piloted thrust-borne transition, taking off vertically like a helicopter and transitioning seamlessly into wingborne flight like a fixed-wing aircraft. “This marks a first for a piloted, full-scale eVTOL […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

FAA publishes Special Conditions for ZeroAvia’s 600kW electric engine

ZeroAvia today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published the special conditions for the company’s electric engine as a Final Rule to the Federal Register. “This represents a major step towards type certification of ZeroAvia’s electric propulsion system and wider hydrogen-electric powertrain,” said […]