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
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Vertical Receives Payment for First VX4 eVTOL Aircraft Deliveries in Japan
Vertical Aerospace says it has secured a pre-delivery payment from Japanese trading and investment conglomerate Marubeni Corporation for 25 VX4 eVTOL aircraft, making Marubeni Vertical’s first customer in Asia to back its VX4 orders with a down payment.
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NFT Plans On-Demand Air Taxi Services With Its Aska ‘Flying SUV’
Initially billed as a "flying SUV" for wealthy individuals, NFT's Aska drive-and-fly eVTOL vehicle could be used for air taxi operations as early as 2026.
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Mexican Airline Start-up Orders 30 Eviation Alice Electric Commuter Airplanes
Aerus, a new regional carrier, plans to use the nine-seat, fully electric commuter aircraft for “middle-mile” travel in northern Mexico.
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Supernal Turns to Microsoft For IT Tools to Develop and Build eVTOL Aircraft
The company announced it will use Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform for autonomous flight simulations and the HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset for vehicle manufacturing and maintenance.
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Ryse eVTOL Aircraft Takes Flight at Consumer Electronics Show
Ryse Aero Technologies' Recon ultralight personal aircraft just became the first eVTOL to fly at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Horizon Aircraft Achieves First Hover Tests of Cavorite X5 eVTOL Prototype
The Canadian start-up has successfully completed the first hover tests of its half-scale Cavorite X5 eVTOL prototype.
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Car Maker Stellantis Will Mass Produce Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
The automotive manufacturer will mass produce Archer's Midnight eVTOL air taxi at a new facility in Georgia and will also provide $150 million in fresh capital.
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NASA's Retired SOFIA Flying Telescope Heads to Museum
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) will be immortalized at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
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Beta Partners With eVTOL Safety Researchers for 50-foot Battery Drop Test
The eVTOL aircraft battery pack survived the 50-foot drop without any damage as part of safety evaluations conducted by the U.S. National Institute for Aviation Research.
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NASA Crash Tests eVTOL Concept Cabin to Study Passenger Safety
An eVTOL aircraft cabin concept loaded with six crash-test dummies appeared to have been mostly destroyed in the experiment.
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Air One Personal eVTOL Aircraft Aces First Transition Flight Test
Air, an Israeli start-up developing a personal eVTOL aircraft called Air One, achieved its first transition flight on December 18.
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FAA Issues Proposed Airworthiness Criteria for Archer's Midnight eVTOL Aircraft
The FAA published its notice of proposed airworthiness criteria for Archer’s eVTOL, called Midnight, in the Federal Register on December 20. The agency is seeking public comments on the proposals by Jan. 19, 2023.
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Another Pivotal Year for Advanced Air Mobility Draws to a Close
The past 12 months have seen new aircraft taking to the air for the first time, and also progress with ground-breaking propulsion systems and the infrastructure needed to support new types of air transportation.
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Beta Makes Second Cross-Country eVTOL Flight as Charging Infrastructure Expands
Beta Technologies, which is building a network of charging stations for electric aircraft across the U.S., recently completed a cross-country trip with its prototype eVTOL aircraft.
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Air New Zealand Signals Next Steps To Decarbonize Fleet
The carrier plans to acquire up to 23 electric or hybrid-electric aircraft and is now working with four manufacturers to replace turboprop commuters.
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Joby's eVTOL Aircraft Completes Critical FAA Systems Review
The FAA conducted an in-person, multi-day day audit of Joby’s eVTOL at the company’s facilities in Marina, California, to complete the second of four systems reviews required for its type certification program.
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Air New Zealand Names Four Partners for NextGen Aircraft Program
The airline's collaborators include Eviation, Beta Technologies, VoltAero, and Cranfield Aerospace—all companies working on electric, hybrid, or hydrogen-powered aircraft.
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Ampaire Gains Further Funding for Hybrid-Electric Powertrain Development
Ampaire, which recently received a $9 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy, has received another $150,000 from NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to fund its development of hybrid-electric powertrains.
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Brazilian Start-up FlyBIS Orders 40 Eve eVTOL Aircraft
FlyBIS aims to operate an urban air mobility network in Brazil and its neighboring countries using Eve's four-seat eVTOL aircraft.
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Airlines Begin Planning for Future Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft Operations
At ZeroAvia's annual Hydrogen Aviation Summit, several airline executives discussed their strategies for introducing hydrogen-powered aircraft into their commercial fleets.
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Joby Teams with NYC’s Aviation High School To Train eVTOL Workforce
The company and school will prepare the next generation of engineers and maintenance technicians for what Joby calls "the electric age of flight."
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MagniX Makes Leap from Electric Motors to Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Electric motor developer MagniX has doubled down on its efforts to make aviation more sustainable by entering the hydrogen fuel cell market.
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Archer Achieves First Full Transition Flight With Its Maker eVTOL Demonstrator Aircraft
Archer Aviation has successfully conducted the first-ever transition flight with its Maker eVTOL technology demonstrator aircraft, moving from vertical hover to horizontal, wing-borne cruise mode.
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VPorts To Launch Québec-Syracuse Air Mobility Corridor
Vports is planning an international AAM corridor for electric aircraft between Quebec and Syracuse, New York.
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2022: A Pivotal Year for Advanced Air Mobility
2022 has proven to be a pivotal year for the advanced air mobility industry.
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FAA Contracts Xwing to Conduct Autonomous Flight Trials Over Wildfires
Autonomous flight pioneer Xwing will conduct flight trials over California wildfires and other areas with flight restrictions to study how autonomous aircraft can safely integrate into the National Airspace System.
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VPorts to Launch Air Mobility Corridor Between Québec and Syracuse
VPorts plans to launch the world's first international, electric AAM corridor between one of its vertiports in Mirabel, Québec, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR) in Syracuse, New York.
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Pacific Group Preorders SkyDrive SD-05 eVTOL Aircraft for Vietnam Operations
With the aim of introducing urban air mobility in the Southeast Asian country, Pacific Group has provisionally agreed to buy as many as 100 copies of the two-seater.
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Aura Raises $75 Million for New Wireless Communications Network For Autonomous Aircraft
Aura aims to accelerate the integration of remotely piloted flight operations in the National Airspace System by providing a dedicated communications platform.
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Archer Details Motor and Battery Design for the Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
At the first public reveal of its Midnight eVTOL air taxi last week, Archer's engineers explained how they designed and optimized the proprietary battery packs and motors that power the fully electric, four-seat aircraft.
