Advanced Air MobilityRotor Technologies seeks autonomous rotorcraft commercial service with uncrewed-only approach Rotor Technologies believes its exclusive focus on uncrewed-only missions will allow its autonomous rotorcraft to enter commercial operations while previous attempts by other autonomous helicopter developers failed. Hector Xu, Rotor founder and…
Advanced TechnologyUPDATED: AAR greenhouse gas emissions up 3% in FY 2023 AAR's greenhouse gas emissions increased 3% in fiscal year 2023, which ended on May 31, but decreased 6% from fiscal year 2021 and 18% from FY 2020, according to the company's 2023…
Advanced Air MobilityNationwide Canadian Study Shows Overwhelming Support For eVTOLs Growing support for the launch of air taxi services could help boost remote communities in Canada with more people considering moving to remote areas, if access conditions improve according to new research…
Artificial IntelligenceShield AI Raises Another $200 Million In Funding To Scale V-BAT Autonomous Piloting Software Shield AI on Tuesday said it has raised another $200 million in venture capital for scaling and deploying the company's new autonomous piloting software aboard the company’s V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS)…
Advanced Air MobilityJoby is 84 percent done with Stage 3 FAA certification work Joby Aviation’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is now 84 percent on its way to finishing Stage 3 of the Federal Aviation Administration's certification requirements, the company’s chief executive announced Nov.…
Advanced Air MobilityHeliJet Places Orders with BETA Technologies, Hopes to Become First eVTOL Air Carrier in Canada Helicopter airline Helijet International has placed an order for two ALIA electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft from BETA Technologies in hopes of becoming the first Canadian air carrier to provide both…
MilitarySuccessful Trials Demonstrate Airbus Rotary Drone Operations Aboard French Warship Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group, in collaboration with the French Armament General Directorate and the French Navy, have successfully tested the Naval Aerial Drone System, based on the VSR700 rotary wing unmanned…
Business & GAEBAA Taps EU Legislator, Businessman and Transport Advocate Holger Krahmer as Secretary General The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has named European Union parliamentarian and businessman Holger Krahmer as its new Secretary General. Krahmer, a German citizen, will take over the top spot at EBAA…