Electrification and SustainabilityAmerican Airlines Invests in Hydrogen-Electric Engine Developer ZeroAvia In an Aug. 3 announcement, American Airlines and ZeroAvia shared news of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which American can order up to 100 of ZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric engines. The airline is…
UnmannedCEOs of Elroy Air, Pyka, MightyFly, and Dronamics Talk Cargo Drones for Middle-Mile Logistics An event hosted by McKinsey & Company last week featured presentations from the CEOs of four companies developing cargo drones: Elroy Air, Pyka, MightyFly, and Dronamics. The Future Air Mobility webinar included…
UnmannedSkylift’s Electric Drones Perform Medical Deliveries in the UK The company Skylift UAV develops unmanned aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. Their drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), were selected by the National Health Service (NHS) in England for…
AI & AutonomyHow Transportation Departments Are Using Advanced Drone Technology for Infrastructure Inspections Departments of Transportation are increasingly using autonomous drones for monitoring and performing inspections of critical infrastructure such as bridges and highways. An autonomous drone can eliminate the need for a manual inspection…
Air Taxi11 Companies Are Developing High-Speed VTOL Concepts for U.S. Air Force Research Grants The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX program initiated a market research program last year to encourage development of a high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The AFWERX challenge accepted submissions from more…
UnmannedZipline and MultiCare Health System Partner to Launch Washington State’s First Commercial Drone Deliveries Autonomous electric drone developer Zipline recently announced a partnership with MultiCare Health System for launching the first commercial drone delivery operations in the state of Washington. MultiCare, a not-for-profit healthcare organization, will…
Air TaxiArcher Selects Honeywell's Flight Control Actuation Technologies For Its eVTOL Archer Aviation revealed this week that Honeywell will supply flight control actuation technology for its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This technology will enable the 12 tilt 6 configuration of…
Air TaxiHyundai's Supernal Establishes First eVTOL Development Partnership With EP Systems Hyundai Motor Group’s Supernal, an advanced air mobility company based in the U.S., recently announced its first vehicle partnership. Supernal and Electric Power Systems have agreed to work together in developing and…