Air TaxiExperts Discuss Considerations for Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure and Integration NASA recently published a whitepaper outlining more than 450 considerations for selecting vertiport locations. According to Nancy Mendonca, Deputy of the AAM Mission Integration Office at NASA, there was previously a lack…
AI & AutonomyBoeing and Wisk Release Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility in the U.S. Boeing and electric air taxi developer Wisk unveiled a concept of operations this week that includes recommendations for deploying and integrating urban air mobility (UAM) in the United States. Wisk, which is…
Air TaxiAirbus and Hiratagakuen Partner to Test Future Flight Routes for eVTOLs in Japan Airbus and Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen announced a new partnership last week targeting the development of advanced air mobility operations in the Kansai region of Japan. The partnership will address the requirements…
Electrification and SustainabilityU.S. Army Awards $1.7M Contract to LiquidPiston for Hybrid Electric Engine Development The U.S. Army just awarded a Phase II contract of $1.7 million to the company LiquidPiston. The contract follows LiquidPiston’s successful completion of a Phase I xTechSearch Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)…
Air TaxiJetson CTO Talks New Testing Facility for R&D and eVTOL Production Jetson is developing an ultralight personal electric aircraft called the Jetson ONE. The company recently received its 500th pre-order, and deliveries are expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2023. A…
AI & AutonomyNASA Conducts New Series of Flight Tests with Autonomous Sikorsky Helicopter Pilots and researchers from NASA began conducting research flights with the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, or SARA, in March. The system uses Sikorsky’s MATRIX Technology that is designed to enable operators to…
Air TaxiSkyports Continues Partnerships with Wisk and AirAsia, Prepares for Vertiport Testing in Paris Skyports, a UK-based vertiport designer and developer, shared updates on its research projects and partnerships with AirAsia and Wisk in emailed statements to Avionics International. The continuing collaboration between Skyports and electric…
Air TaxiEve, AMSL Aero, and V-Star Provide eVTOL Development Updates Eve Air Mobility, a subsidiary of Embraer, is one of the leading companies worldwide that is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Rob Weaver, Regulation and Public Policy Global…