Rotor Technologies’ uncrewed helicopter prototype achieved first flight on 2 December, 2022 at the FAA’s New York UAS test site after receiving experimental certification on
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Airbus UTM’s USim digital twin simulator is testing future airspace concepts
Airbus UTM is developing a proprietary simulation environment called USim to explore how future airspace will operate. USim not only allows researchers to explore the
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Joby Aviation has today announced the completion of its second of four System Reviews required by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) as part of the
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OutlookIndia reports that Bumble Bee Flights has raised Rs 300 crore (USD37 million) in investment from UK-based technology conglomerate SRAM & MRAM Technologies and Resources
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Air New Zealand has launched its Next Gen Aircraft programme “to accelerate the development of zero emissions aircraft technologies and the infrastructure required to make
Read moreUASystems hybrid/electric eZELOS rotorcraft air taxi “on course for first flight in Spring 2023”
Switzerland’s UASystems plans to make the first flight of its hybrid/electric eZELOS rotorcraft in March or April 2023. The rotorcraft has been designed for air
Read moreHENSOLDT, AeroNetwork DMI are developing drone detector for helicopter crews
HENSOLDT and Aero Network DMI are collaborating to improve situational awareness of drones for helicopter crews. According to a company media statement: “The CLEARDRONE detector,
Read moreEve sells 40 eVTOLs to FlyBIS to establish new UAM/AAM routes in South Brazil
Eve Air Mobility has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with FlyBIS Aviation Limited (“FlyBIS”), an advanced air mobility start-up based in Caxias do Sul,
Read moreAir Chateau and Kookiejar to build a vertiport at Dubai World Central
On November 6 2022 during the MEBAA show in Dubai, Air Chateau and vertiport provider Kookiejar of Sweden (KOS) signed a partnership to establish vertiport
Read moreLilium has submitted “80% of its certification plans to EASA”
Lilium has made “significant progress towards Type Certification with about 80 percent of certification plans now submitted to EASA (up from 38% in Q2) alongside
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