Hanneke Weitering
Science & Technology Editor
Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She is now based in Seattle near Boeing Field and spends her free time exploring nature in the Pacific Northwest.
Latest from Hanneke Weitering
Aircraft
Kaman, PHI Partner on Kargo UAV Commercial Operations
The turbine-powered Kargo UAV can carry more than 80 pounds up to 500 miles.
FutureFlight
Beta Technologies Opens R&D Facility in Montréal
Vermont-based eVTOL developer Beta Technologies has opened a research and development facility in Montréal.
Fuel
Stratom and Imenco Partner on Robotic Refueling Tech
Stratom has partnered with Imenco to develop an autonomous refueling system for for industrial, aviation, defense, and offshore industries.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Honors PHI for Record Year of Australian SAR Missions
Sikorsky is formally recognizing PHI Aviation at Heli-Expo this week for a record-breaking year of SAR missions using S-92 helicopters.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Technisonic Introduces All-band Transceiver Option
Technisonic, a Canadian aeronautical radio and audio communications systems manufacturer, has introduced the TDFM-9100-T6 variant of its multi-band radio.
Engines
ATP Gains Authorization for Honeywell T55 Turboshaft Engine
ATP has received authorization to produce maintenance publications for Honeywell's T55 turboshaft engines.
Aircraft
Toll Helicopters Orders Two AW139s for Australian Defense Force
Australian helicopter operator Toll Helicopters has ordered two new AW139 intermediate twin helicopters from Leonardo.
FutureFlight
SkyAngels Air Ambulance Enlists PAL-V Liberty 'Flying Car' for Emergency Medical Services
SkyAngels Air Ambulance, an emergency medical flight service provider based in the UK, has partnered with the Dutch “flying car” manufacturer PAL-V International to explore uses for the fly-and-drive vehicle in emergency response operations.
Rotorcraft
HAI Announces 2023 Salute to Excellence Award Winners
Helicopter Association International has announced the recipients of its 2023 Salute to Excellence Awards.
FutureFlight
Universal Hydrogen Flies Hydrogen-Powered Dash 8
Universal Hydrogen has successfully flown its hydrogen-powered De Havilland Dash 8-300 turboprop testbed for the first time.
FutureFlight On The Radar
How a Streamlined Customer Experience Will Be Critical for the Success of Advanced Air Mobility
A report from global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company offers five tips for AAM operators to ensure the best customer experience.
FutureFlight
Whisper Aero Set to Reveal Details About Its Ultra-Quiet Propulsion System
Whisper Aero, a Tennessee-based tech start-up developing what it claims will be the quietest electric propulsion system on the market, is getting ready to finally offer the public a taste of its secret sauce.
FutureFlight
AMSL's Vertiia eVTOL Aircraft Prototype Achieves Its First Hover Flights
Sydney-based advanced air mobility start-up AMSL Aero says it has conducted the first tethered hover flight tests with its Vertiia eVTOL prototype.
FutureFlight
Joby Starts Testing eVTOL Propeller in World’s Largest Wind Tunnel Facility
Joby Aviation has begun wind tunnel testing with one of its eVTOL aircraft propellers in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex at NASA's Ames Research Center in California.
FutureFlight
The AirCraft Company Unveils Wheelchair-Accessible, Hybrid-Electric Regional Airplane
The AirCraft Company, a new start-up based in Wichita, Kansas, has revealed its plans to produce a hybrid-electric, 30-seat regional airliner called the Pangea SY30J.
FutureFlight
Ameriflight Plans to Purchase 35 Rhaegal Cargo Drones from Sabrewing
In its latest move toward adopting autonomous cargo transport operations, Ameriflight has provisionally agreed to purchase up to 35 Rhaegal-A VTOL cargo drones from Sabrewing Aircraft Company.
FutureFlight
NASA’s X-57 Maxwell Electric Airplane Passes Critical Thermal Tests
Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland have successfully completed thermal testing of the X-57’s cruise motor controllers.
FutureFlight On The Radar
Wisk and South East Queensland Officials Envision Autonomous eVTOL Operations in Australia
Wisk Aero and the South East Queensland Council of Mayors have published a new white paper describing the opportunities and benefits that advanced air mobility (AAM) can bring to the Australian region.
FutureFlight
Joby Completes FAA Means of Compliance for eVTOL Aircraft Type Certification
Joby Aviation says it has notched another major milestone on the path to type certification for its five-seat eVTOL air taxi vehicle.
FutureFlight
FAA Issues Experimental Airworthiness Certificate for Universal Hydrogen’s Dash 8 Testbed
The FAA has granted Universal Hydrogen an experimental airworthiness certificate, giving the California-based company the green light to proceed with the first test flight of its hydrogen-powered De Havilland Dash 8-300 testbed.
FutureFlight
Ryse Plans First Deliveries of the Recon Personal eVTOL in Q3 This Year
Ryse Aero Technologies intends to begin deliveries of its Recon personal eVTOL in Q3 of 2023 after securing nearly 100 preorders in the last month.
FutureFlight
Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race Postponed Indefinitely
Despite an “encouraging” response from potential competitors in the new Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race, the U.S. National Aeronautic Association has decided to postpone the event to a date that has yet to be determined.
FutureFlight
Skyway and Moonware Partner on Automated Ground Infrastructure for eVTOL Operations
Skyway Technologies has teamed with Moonware to help prepare vertiports and other ground infrastructure for the impending arrival of next-generation aircraft such as eVTOL air taxis.
FutureFlight On The Radar
GAO Report Calls for Clarity on Tax Exemptions for AAM Aircraft
The U.S. Government Accountability Office wants Congress to clearly define AAM aircraft in the tax codes.
FutureFlight
Brazilian Airline Orders Eco Caravan Upgrades from Ampaire
Azul Conecta, Brazil's largest operator of Cessna Grand Caravans, has provisionally ordered up to six Eco Caravan hybrid-electric conversion kits from Ampaire.
FutureFlight
Opener Aims To Begin Taking Orders for the BlackFly Personal eVTOL This Year
Opener, the Canadian start-up behind the BlackFly personal eVTOL aircraft, says it is on track to begin collecting orders from customers this year.
FutureFlight
Ameriflight Orders 20 Autonomous Cargo Airplanes from Natilus
The Dallas-based Part 135 cargo airline says it is eyeing the Nautilus Kona, an unpiloted short-haul feeder aircraft, to support its expedited supply-chain services.
FutureFlight
Vertical Flight Society's H2eVTOL Council Spawns New Hydrogen Propulsion Advocacy Group
The Vertical Flight Society’s H2eVTOL Council has spun off into a new independent nonprofit organization known as the Hysky Society.
FutureFlight On The Radar
Wind Gusts Around City Buildings Could Threaten Small Aircraft
Hybrid eVTOL configurations with both a fixed wing and multiple rotors are best at dealing with wind gusts when flying in urban areas, researchers found.
FutureFlight
Private Jet Group Vista Invests in Swiss eVTOL Developer Dufour Aerospace
Swiss eVTOL developer Dufour Aerospace says it has closed a Series B funding round with a new investment from the private charter flight operator Vista Global Holding.
