Automation reduces workload, creates efficiencies and is highly dependable, but can present pilots with an unexpected, obscure, or highly complex scenario.
Brazil-based on-demand flight booking service Flapper has committed to convert up to 20 Cessna Grand Caravans to run on MagniX's electric propulsion system from 2024.
Will eVTOL air taxi services really be able to deliver the promised on-demand flights affordable across income groups, or will this be another perk for high-net-worth individuals?
Operators of eVTOL air taxi services need to recruit and train pilots to support services that they say will rapidly scale up, but regulators aren't ready to cut any corners on safety.
Bahrain-based Mena Aerospace Enterprises will stay active in handling, aircraft supervision, and charter via an alliance with Switzerland-based Sparfell.