Airbus Vahana flies 50 test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Feb 19 0Almost a year ago, Airbus showed off the first full-scale test flight of its prototype VTOL – Vahana. Last week, Airbus A3 revealed that Vahana… Read more
Honeywell to debut VTOL turbo-engine at Heli-Exponews Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 19 0Honeywell will be debuting a new hybrid-electric turbo-generator engine at HAI Heli-Expo in Atlanta next month. The aircraft-parts manufacturer is presenting the engine as part… Read more
Sikorsky eyes urban air mobility with Blade dealnews Alasdair Whyte 15 Feb 19 0Sikorsky’s New York based charter subsidiary AAG has struck a deal with helicopter-booking platform Blade to provide and operate an S76C+ on Blade’s service. Many… Read more
Talking to Beta Technologies’ Kyle Clarknews Alasdair Whyte 23 Jan 19 0Last week, a video surfaced of an odd-looking aircraft taking off from a snowy airfield in Vermont. On first appearances, the aircraft looks like a… Read more
New eVTOL design from Vermontnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Jan 19 0Vermont-based start-up Beta Technologies has developed and flown a prototype eVTOL with a light-aircraft-style cabin. The aircraft, named Ava,started life as a Part 103 ultra-light… Read more
Ahead of the curve: Airbus’s Jörg Müller on urban air mobilityinsight Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0The City Airbus VTOL concept The best-known company in urban aviation is Uber. Its Uber Elevate project has captured the imagination of many of the… Read more
UK Government invests £100+ million in new aerospace projectsnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 18 0The UK government will be providing £125 million to aerospace manufacturers to boost research and technology in the sector. UK Business secretary Greg Clark has… Read more
American helicopter app takes service to Mumbainews Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 18 0Blade, a helicopter-ride app launched in 2014, has announced plans to extend its service to India’s financial capital Mumbai. This will be the company’s first… Read more
ALIAS – automation by another namenews Alasdair Whyte 1 Nov 18 0DARPA and Sikorsky have completed the first test flight of Sikorsky’s experimental autonomous flight system. Last week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) oversaw… Read more
HAI considers rebrandnews Alasdair Whyte 30 Jul 18 0What’s in a name? A whole new, changing world. The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is considering changing its name to better reflect an industry-wide shift… Read more
Workhorse flies SureFlynews Alasdair Whyte 14 May 18 0Electric transport company Workhorse has flown its personal vtol aircraft for the first time. Workhorse’s SureFly vtol took off on its first untethered flight just… Read more
Frank Stephenson will design the Lilium Jet.news Alasdair Whyte 27 Apr 18 0eVtol start-up Lilium has hired famed car designer, Frank Stephenson, as its new head of product design. This is Mr Stephenson’s first foray into the… Read more
AHS re-brands as ‘Vertical Flight Society’news Alasdair Whyte 24 Apr 18 0American Helicopter Society (AHS) International is rebranding itself as the Vertical Flight Society, to better represent an increasing number of non-helicopter vertical flight companies joining… Read more
Voom – a year onnews Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 18 0Airbus’s on-demand helicopter booking service Voom has revealed key highlights from its first year of operations. Since launching its service in São Paulo last year,… Read more
Blade raises $38 million, partners with Airbusnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 18 0It has been a busy week for Blade. The privately-owned online helicopter charter company has raised $38 million from its second round of financing and… Read more
Kitty Hawk reveals new Cora air taxinews Alasdair Whyte 13 Mar 18 0Google co-founder Larry Page’s aviation start-up has unveiled its first project – new air-taxi prototype named Cora. Mr Page’s wholly owned aviation firm Kitty Hawk… Read more
Almost 85% of people will not fly in an unmanned aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 18 0Despite a large influx of autonomous aircraft development in 2017, the vast majority of people are still unwilling to fly in an unmanned/pilotless aircraft. Helicopter… Read more
Ehang 184 drone takes manned test flightsnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Feb 18 0Chinese drone manufacturer Ehang has released video footage of the first piloted test flights of its upcoming two-seater passenger drone – the Ehang 184. The… Read more
Bell reveals air taxi cabin at CESnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Jan 18 0Bell helicopter has debuted the cabin of its upcoming air taxi at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the first major helicopter manufacturer to debut at… Read more
CityAirbus ready for electric propulsion testsnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Dec 17 0Airbus has completed and powered on its on-ground test bench for its upcoming VTOL CityAirbus, readying the aircraft for electric propulsion verification testing. The first… Read more
