Air taxis and personal transports

Farnborough 2022:  Pratt & Whitney, Collins Aerospace link to develop hybrid-electric propulsion STEP-Tech demonstrator

Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and Collins Aerospace (Collins), both Raytheon Technologies  businesses, today announced the launch of a new hybrid-electric technology demonstrator program applicable to future advanced air mobility vehicles. The Scalable Turboelectric Powertrain Technology […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Farnborough 2022:  Pratt & Whitney to expand EngineWise Insights+ full-flight data capability in partnership with Collins Aerospace

Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace, both divisions of Raytheon Technologies Corp.  announced today that they have signed a full-flight data delivery agreement that further strengthens collaboration between the two companies. The companies say using […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Joby Applies for U.K. Aircraft Certification

Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it has formally applied for its revolutionary aircraft design to be certified for use in the United Kingdom. In a press […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Farnborough 2022: New UK advanced aerial mobility consortium announced

Vertical Aerospace, Virgin Atlantic, Atkins, Skyports and NATS, along with Connected Places Catapult and leading academic institutions Cranfield University and WMG, University of Warwick, today announced the creation of the Advanced Mobility Ecosystem Consortium. Together, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Vertical Aerospace secures pre-delivery payment commitment from American Airlines

Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero-emissions aviation, today announces that it has confirmed delivery slots and the commitment of associated pre-delivery payments with American Airlines. In a press release […]

Air taxis and personal transports

L3Harris’ extra light data recorder selected by Lilium for its all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet

L3Harris Technologies’ report that their extra light data recorder (xLDR) has been selected by Lilium for its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet. In a press release the company reports “The new L3Harris xLDR […]

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Farnborough Airshow: Blaze launches the Spider VTOL – single motor, single prop, fixed-wing mini UAV

Blaze, which is a part of imco Industries Ltd and describes itself as “providing multi-mission unmanned/remotely controlled solutions for air, land, and naval applications”, will unveil the Spider VTOL: a mini electric fixed-wing VTOL UAV […]