Air taxis and personal transports

Textron to acquire electric aircraft pioneer Pipistrel

Textron Inc has announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Pipistrel, manufacturer of electrically powered aircraft, based in Slovenia and Italy. Pipistrel founder and CEO Ivo Boscarol will remain a minority shareholder as […]

Business Partnerships

Heatcon and Hexcel develop partnership for drone and advanced air mobility structures

Heatcon® Composite Systems has announced an expanded relationship with Hexcel Corporation, granting HEATCON the ability to sell Hexcel carbon fiber prepreg fabrics and tapes to support the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and advanced air mobility vehicles (AAM) […]

Business Partnerships

Antwerp Port and EMSA partner for drone deployment to enforce and control sensitive and complex areas

Antwerp Port and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have partnered to deploy drones in areas that require enforcement and general controls, reports seanews.co.uk. Port of Antwerp covers more than 120 kms and contains both […]

Business Partnerships

Bell joins Canada’s CAAM

The Bell Aircraft Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron,  has joined the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM), to assist the country become a global leader in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), reports a company press […]