Cargo and logistics

Nolinor Aviation announces plans to buy multiple autonomous blended-wing Natilus freighters

Cargo airline Nolinor Aviation has announced an agreement with Natilus, a San Diego-based aerospace manufacturer developing next-generation blended-wing-body aircraft. The agreement reserves production positions for multiple Kona autonomous aircraft, an innovative regional cargo freighter currently under development, […]

Cargo and logistics

“AutoFlight receives CAAC production certificate for its two-tonne V2000CG cargo drone”

Chinese media reports that Autoflight has received a production certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its V2000CG unmanned cargo aircraft. According to ITHome: “This is the world’s first 2-ton eVTOL production […]

Cargo and logistics

China’s CH-YH10000 1000kg payload cargo drone “carries out autonomous taxiing trials”

China’s Global Times reports that the autonomous CH-YH1000 cargo drone, capable of carry a load of 1,000kg,  has completed a full-load taxiing test at Zhanghe Airport in Jingmen, Central China’s Hubei Province. “Huang Wei from […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Sojitz, BETA, Yamato and Kitakyushu City to start CTOL cargo flight tests later this year

Japan’s Sojitz Corporation, BETA Technologies Inc, Yamato Holdings and the city of Kitakyushu have today reached a basic agreement to conduct a joint verification test for electric aircraft based at Kitakyushu Airport. According to a […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Avolon, Air New Zealand partner on BETA cargo aircraft sale/leaseback and other AAM projects

Global aviation finance company Avalon and Air New Zealand have agreed a memorandum of understanding to partner on research to support the commercialisation of electric aircraft, and other novel propulsion technologies including battery hybrid and […]

Cargo and logistics

Brazilian cargo eVTOL OEM Moya joins Altair’s Aerospace Startup Acceleration Program

Altair has signed a collaboration agreement with aerospace startup Moya Aero as part of Altair’s Aerospace Startup Acceleration Program (ASAP). Within the agreement, Moya Aero will leverage an array of solutions in the Altair® HyperWorks® design and simulation platform and the organizations will collaborate […]

Air taxis and personal transports

BETA Technologies shows interior design configurations for its ALIA eVTOL/CTOL

BETA Technologies has shown some of the different cockpit configurations becoming available for its passenger and transport fixed-wing and VTOL ALIA aircraft concept. The company hopes to enter service with its cargo- and medical-focused variant […]