Emerging regulations

FAA proposes rule change to add powered lift aircraft operators to commercial operating rules

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a proposal to amend the regulatory definitions of certain air carrier and commercial operations to add powered-lift to these definitions “to ensure the appropriate sets of rules […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Israel to trial passenger carrying eVTOLs and cargo drones in controlled urban airspace

The Israel Innovation Authority (IAA) has announced the start of a 60 million INS (USD17.5 million) second phase of the Israel’s National Drone Initiative, which will examine the use of large cargo and passenger-carrying heavy […]

Cargo and logistics

European Commission to support drone cargo airline Dronamics fleet, droneport network expansion

Drone cargo airline Dronamics has announced it has been awarded a EUR2.5 million grant by the European Commission under the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme. “The EIC has also expressed a material commitment to […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang signs strategic cooperation agreements with eight enterprises for UAM development

The Chinese news platform eastwest connect reports that recently “EHang held a joint signing ceremony for strategic cooperation agreements in low-altitude economic and ecological development at the Guangzhou R&D Center with eight enterprise entities.” eastwest […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Ampaire flies hybrid-electric regional aircraft

Ampaire has just reported that its Eco Caravan, a nine-seat regional aircraft, “has made its first flight on a fully-integrated hybrid-electric propulsion system”.  Ampaire expects it to be the first electrified regional aircraft to enter […]