Air taxis and personal transports

Joby acquires Avionyx, established aerospace software engineering firm, to support FAA certification testing

Joby Aviation has announced its acquisition of Avionyx, an established aerospace software engineering firm, to support its aircraft type certification program with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). A company press release reports: “Avionyx, based in […]

Business Partnerships

Skyports and Jurong Port sign MOU to develop Singapore’s maritime drone delivery infrastructure

Skyports, the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer and drone delivery services operator, and Jurong Port, the operator of Singapore’s only multi-purpose cargo port, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the development […]

Commentary

“Uncertainty around federal and state regulatory responsibilities threatens US drone industry progress”

“The federal-state breakdown about who manages drone airspace and surface air rights has not been resolved, which, as the Government Accountability Office recently reported to Congress, threatens the progress of the U.S. drone industry,” according […]

First responders

CASA approves Swoop Aero’s remote operations centre to support trans-continental missions

Australia’s Civil Aviation and Safety Authority (CASA) has authorised Swoop Aero’s drone logistics centre. The company’s Remote Operations Centre (ROC) now allows the company to remotely pilot up to five aircraft across three continents beyond […]

Air taxis and personal transports

VoltAero “to offer fractional ownership options for regional electric aircraft range”

VoltAero is launching a fractional ownership programme in Europe, “opening new sustainable air mobility opportunities with its family of Cassio aircraft powered by the company’s unique electric-parallel hybrid propulsion system,” says the company. At next […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Lilium files 37 new patent applications

Lilium, developer of the all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, today announced 37 new patent applications, which have been published by the European Patent Office (“EPO”). The patents are reported as being engineering inventions […]