AAM/UAM route and programme news

Sojitz, BETA, Yamato and Kitakyushu City to start CTOL cargo flight tests later this year

Japan’s Sojitz Corporation, BETA Technologies Inc, Yamato Holdings and the city of Kitakyushu have today reached a basic agreement to conduct a joint verification test for electric aircraft based at Kitakyushu Airport. According to a […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Avolon, Air New Zealand partner on BETA cargo aircraft sale/leaseback and other AAM projects

Global aviation finance company Avalon and Air New Zealand have agreed a memorandum of understanding to partner on research to support the commercialisation of electric aircraft, and other novel propulsion technologies including battery hybrid and […]

Cargo and logistics

Brazilian cargo eVTOL OEM Moya joins Altair’s Aerospace Startup Acceleration Program

Altair has signed a collaboration agreement with aerospace startup Moya Aero as part of Altair’s Aerospace Startup Acceleration Program (ASAP). Within the agreement, Moya Aero will leverage an array of solutions in the Altair® HyperWorks® design and simulation platform and the organizations will collaborate […]

Air taxis and personal transports

BETA Technologies shows interior design configurations for its ALIA eVTOL/CTOL

BETA Technologies has shown some of the different cockpit configurations becoming available for its passenger and transport fixed-wing and VTOL ALIA aircraft concept. The company hopes to enter service with its cargo- and medical-focused variant […]

Cargo and logistics

Fiji Airways to use Odys Aviation VTOLs for cargo routes between 330 islands

Odys Aviation, a company building hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and Fiji Airways, have announced that the companies have signed an Expression of Interest letter for Odys Aviation’s runway-independent hybrid VTOL cargo aircraft. […]

Cargo and logistics

Reliable Robotics to supply USAF transport and refuelling aircraft with advanced automation systems

Reliable Robotics today announced the award of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract leveraging the company’s dual-use technology to provide advanced automation to United States Air Force (USAF) airlift and refuelling aircraft. “The flexible […]

Cargo and logistics

Merlin starts flight test campaign of its automated Merlin Pilot Cessna Caravan platform

Merlin, a developer of autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, today announced it successfully began the flight test campaign of its certification-ready Cessna Caravan aircraft equipped with the Merlin Pilot. This campaign aims to prove the safety […]