Emerging regulations

White House AAM summit highlights eVTOL certification work and drone threat challenges

The National Aviation Authorities Network, a partnership involving the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand is looking to align certification processes and standards for advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Farnborough 2022: Lilium to start eVTOL production in 2023, scaling up capabilities in service

Jenny Beechener and Philip Butterworth-Hayes  “It is an immense step to develop this technology,” said Lilium CEO and co-founder Daniel Wiegand at Farnborough 2022. The company began working with the European Union Safety Agency (EASA) […]

Business Partnerships

Farnborough 2022: Thales, Volt Aero link to research autonomous operational research

Thales and VoltAero today announced a cooperative agreement “to pursue innovative airborne data collection and computing solutions that promise significant enhancements for the autonomy, sustainability and operability of VoltAero’s Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family….Thales FlytLink Edge […]

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, […]