MilitaryAir Force to Boeing: ‘Progress Needed’ to Solve Ongoing KC-46 Concerns NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Despite a variety of problems remaining to be solved – including a new Category-1 deficiency – the Air Force continues to push for the new KC-46A aerial refueler…
Air TaxiDefining the Technical Challenges for eVTOLs and On-Demand Air Mobility At a three-day workshop hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) in Washington, D.C., stakeholders in the broader electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) community discussed many of the challenges faced by…
Air TaxiWhite House Supports eVTOL Aircraft, Autonomy in R&D Priorities Memo The White House gave a nod to the rapid development of electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) in an executive memo discussing the administration’s research and development budget priorities, sent to…
Business & GAPODCAST: VistaJet's Nick van der Meer on Launching LuxStream On the latest episode of the Global Connected Aircraft Podcast, I spoke with VistaJet Chief Operating Officer Nick Van der Meer. VistaJet will be launching a brand new customized in-flight connectivity service…
Air TaxiAutomakers Geely, Daimler Invest in Volocopter for Piece of ‘Future Transit’ Pie Air taxi maker Volocopter closed a $55 million Series C fundraising round, placing the company’s valuation roughly between $220 and $275 million as it looks to launch commercial urban air mobility (UAM)…
IIOTFlirtey Wants to Enable Ten Minute Commercial Drone Deliveries WASHINGTON, D.C. — Drone delivery startup Flirtey is enabling rapid point-to-point drone delivery using a new commercial drone, a portable drone launch point and autonomous software that is FAA-approved to allow one…
Business & GAPODCAST: Angela Vargo, VP of Marketing for JSX - SmartSky's Launch Customer California-based JSX, formerly JetSuiteX, is the launch customer for SmartSky’s upcoming air to ground in-flight connectivity network. The public charter provider operates more than 330 flights out of seven airports, with a…
Air TaxiRegulators to Urban Air Mobility Industry: 'We Want to Become More Agile' Industry and regulatory leaders in urban air mobility (UAM) gathered this week at the Global Urban Air Summit in Farnborough, with regulators stressing their commitment to matching industry's pace but underlining the…