Batteries

Pratt and Whitney Canada unveils high voltage bidirectional mobile charging unit for hybrid-electric flight demonstrator

Pratt & Whitney Canada today announced the development of an advanced mobile charging unit (MCU) capable of charging high-power batteries at up to 1500 volts, making it compatible with Megawatt Charging System standards the industry […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Swiss startup Sirius goes ahead with January launch of its hydrogen powered eVTOL jet

Following its announcement of  a planned launch (https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/air-taxis/sirius-to-unveil-worlds-first-hydrogen-powered-vtol-aircraft-on-january-17/) Swiss startup Sirius Aviation has launched its hydrogen VTOL (vertical take off and landing) aircraft — and an ambitious plan to have it in the air by […]

Air taxis and personal transports

ZeroAvia awarded California Energy Commission grant to develop high efficiency liquid hydrogen refuelling trucks

ZeroAvia today announced that it has been awarded USD3.25 million in funding by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a first-of-a-kind mobile liquid hydrogen (LH2) refuelling truck for heavy-duty applications, including aviation and maritime. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Archer Aviation and NASA sign Space Act Agreement to collaborate on mission-critical eVTOL aircraft technologies

Archer Aviation today announced it has signed a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The company says the collaboration will kick off with an initial project focused on studying high-performance […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Vertical Aerospace founder backs company with additional USD50 million investment commitment

Vertical Aerospace announces today that it has secured USD50 million in committed funding from founder, majority owner and CEO, Stephen Fitzpatrick. The company says the investment provides the platform for further funding rounds and extends […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Kawaski announces “successful tests of K-RACER-X2 unmanned cargo helicopter”

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has announced that it has successfully tested the K-RACER-X2 unmanned demonstration helicopter at the Fukushima Robot Test Field’s Namie Runway. “The test demonstrated the useful load capacity of 200kg, the largest ever […]