Trend: Electrification & Sustainability

Wisk and Blade Form New Urban Air Mobility Partnership

As part of a new partnership with Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc., Wisk Aero will operate 30 of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft on Blade’s U.S.-based network […]

Honeywell Showcases Enabling Technologies in Development for Urban Air Mobility

While some companies are investing in creating urban air mobility (UAM) aircraft, Honeywell is looking towards technologies like radar, fuel cells, and flight simulators to mitigate gating factors to the […]

Why the Lilium 7-Seater Design Architecture Favors Cruise Flight Over VTOL Capabilities

When designing an aircraft for the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) industry one would think most of the aircraft architecture would focus on vertical lift capabilities. However, German aircraft […]

LaunchPoint’s Propulsion Design Tool Could Help Advance eVTOLs

The design tool which allowed LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Solutions, Inc. to develop its patented electric motors and hybrid-electric propulsion systems is now available for commercial use, the company announced. Modeling […]

How Horizon Aircraft Plans to Join the eVTOL Market with a Mostly Traditional Aircraft

Horizon Aircraft thinks they’ve found the solution for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs): make them fly like traditional aircraft. Where many companies are working on creating completely new […]

New Research Could Improve Recycling and Remanufacturing of Commercial Airplane Carbon Fiber

Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed an improved process for recycling carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites that are featured in modern commercial airframes. A new study published […]

How is NASA Preparing for Upcoming eVTOL Flight Tests?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be testing with Joby Aviation in the coming months as a part of its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign (NC). In preparation […]

Volansi and Roper Pledge to Use Roper’s Ideas on Commercial/Military Integration, Not His Access

While the U.S. Air Force awarded Concord, Calif.-based drone maker, Volansi a contract last December to participate in the service’s prototype effort for the Skyborg low-cost attritable demonstrator–a project worth up to […]

UK Government Funds Development of Pop Up eVTOL Airport in Coventry

The UK government is funding an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) airport to be used by drones and air taxis. The Urban Air Port Air-One ‘pop up’ airport will […]

Five Universities Researching, Developing Innovative New Aerospace Technology

Over the last year, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on every segment of the aviation industry, many companies and government agencies have continued to invest in funding large-scale […]