The latest edition of EASA's European Plan for Aviation Safety covers the regulator's key strategic objectives over the period 2022-2026, when the first eVTOL aircraft are due to enter service.
The Delaware-based start-up's Dynamic Variable Pitch technology is being evaluated for Horizon Aeronautics' Hoverbike and for a drone being developed by Praxis Aerospace Concepts.
AutoFlight Europe is based in the southern German city of Augsburg, which has a rich aerospace heritage. The company is to be led by former Airbus executive Mark Henning.
In its first year of operation, 4Air has enabled the offset or reduction of one million metric tons of CO2 and facilitated 250,000 carbon-neutral flights.