Air taxis and personal transports

eVTOL industry now has slightly longer to meet Agility Prime test report deadlines

The US Air Force’s Agility Prime Office has extended its deadline for cargo and passenger eVTOL manufacturers to develop prototype test reports to ensure candidates meet the programme’s specifications. According to the revised schedule posted […]

Air taxis and personal transports

FAA “publishes proposed airworthiness criteria for Joby JAS4-1 powered lift aircraft”

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the availability of, and requests comments on, the proposed airworthiness criteria for the Joby Aero, Inc. (Joby) Model JAS4-1 powered-lift. The document proposes airworthiness criteria the FAA finds […]

Air taxis and personal transports

H2FLY announces major milestone in integrating hydrogen storage tank into test aircraft

H2FLY, the Stuttgart-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell technologies, has announced it has begun the integration of a liquid hydrogen storage system tank into its HY4 aircraft. The integration process commenced following the liquid hydrogen […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Blue Spirit Aero uses Dassault Systèmes platform to validate Dragonfly hydrogen fuel design

Dassault Systèmes has announced that Blue Spirit Aero, the France-based aviation startup developing hydrogen fuel cell technology in an eVTOL programme, is using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud to accelerate the development of […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Spright and Dufour Aerospace announce purchase for up to 140 Aero2 unmanned tilt-wing aircraft

Today, Spright, the drone division of Air Methods, a provider of helicopter emergency medical services, and Dufour Aerospace, the Swiss eVTOL company, announced the purchase by Spright of 40 Aero2 with options for additional 100 […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and MONTE sign deal for 40 Britten-Norman Islander hydrogen-electric kits

MONTE Aircraft Leasing (MONTE) has signed a Letter of Intent with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to purchase 40 modification kits to convert Britten-Norman Islanders to hydrogen-electric power. According to the press release: “The agreement will […]