EASA plans world’s first VTOL urban air taxi rulesinsight Mike Stones 4 Jul 22 0The first proposed rules from an aviation regulator governing the operation of VTOL aircraft in cities have been proposed by the European Union Aviation Safety… Read more
HyPoint strikes $6.5m deal for world’s first manned hydrogen helicopternews Alasdair Whyte 26 Aug 21 0Fuel cell developer HyPoint announced a $6.5m deal with unmanned systems and rotorcraft manufacturer Piasecki Aircraft to work on its eVTOL PA-890 helicopter. The $6.5m… Read more
Bell Textron announces UAM partnership with Wheels Upnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Apr 21 0Bell Textron has announced plans – through a partnership with jet charter company Wheels Up – to develop short- and long-term solutions for vertical take-off… Read more
OPINION: Urban Air Mobility – changing how people travel via natural evolutioninsight Alasdair Whyte 21 Jul 20 0Urban-centred air transportation is not a new concept. In the 1970s, Boston and some other cities had services based on-demand helicopter taxi. However, the accidents,… Read more
Continental Aerospace and VerdeGo Aero announce strategic partnershipnews Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 19 0Continental Aerospace Technologies and VerdeGo Aero have announced a strategic partnership to develop hybrid-electric propulsion systems for eVTOLs. Florida-based VerdeGo is a start-up developing its… Read more
Personal VTOL prototype wows Bastille Day crowdsnews Alasdair Whyte 24 Jul 19 0At the Bastille Day parade in Paris last week, water-craft racer Franky Zapata amazed crowds and European dignitaries – including French president Emmanuel Macron and… Read more
Pipistrel Vertical Solutions launches first eVTOL conceptnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Jun 19 0Pipistrel Vertical Solutions – a Pipistrel company – unveiled its first eVTOL model 801 at the Uber Elevate summit, in Washington D.C. this week. This… Read more
Volocopter partners with Honeywell to develop VTOL landing systemsnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Apr 19 0Volocopter has signed an agreement with aviation services company Honeywelll to develop new automatic take-off and landing systems for Volocopter’s VTOL aircraft. Honeywell is breaking… Read more
Faradair announces hybrid electric commercial flight capability from 2025news Alasdair Whyte 12 Mar 19 0At Revolution.Aero Europe 2019, in London, the British aerospace start-up Faradair has revealed its intention to certify its 18-seat, hybrid electric ‘BEHA’ aircraft (Bio Electric… Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
