The Brazil-based eVTOL aircraft developer will work with vertiport developer Skyports on market readiness and a concept for operations exercises to prepare the way for eVTOL air taxi services in cities across Asia and the Americas.
Volocopter's 2X eVTOL prototype flew during the Paris Air Forum at the French capital's Le Bourget Airport on June 21 as part of the German manufacturer's support for plans to launch urban air mobility services in Paris.
Certain eVTOL aircraft developers have insisted they have no use for a customer base of private aircraft operators, and prefer to operate air taxi services themselves. But that could be changing as the aircraft get closer to service entry.
The industrial software specialist GE Digital this week signed a memorandum of understanding to partner with Varon Vehicles Corporation in its plans to develop urban air mobility infrastructure and services.
Indonesia marks the latest nation in the Asia-Pacific region to serve as home to a Bombardier Global 7500, joining Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and Malaysia.
Robert Sumwalt, who is stepping down from the National Transportation Safety Board this month after 15 years, stresses the need for procedural compliance.
Million Air is suing Westchester County for $30 million for refusing to greenlight construction of its planned second hangar at Weschester County Airport.
Following BACE in October in Las Vegas, NBAA has a full lineup of events in 2022 with the exception of ABACE in China, where pandemic uncertainties remain.
The last ATC radar return of a Cessna Citation I/SP that crashed into a lake showed the aircraft at about 700 feet msl and descending at some 31,000 fpm.
Automotive group GM is providing its proven Hydrotec fuel cell technology to join forces with experienced aircraft systems integration specialist Liebherr to bring new hydrogen propulsion technology to the aviation sector.
The board of German eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium will be lead by former Airbus CEO Thomas Enders following its imminent completion of its planned IPO merger with special purpose acquisition company Qell.
Industry standards group SAE International will soon publish guidelines advising developers of new electric propulsion systems how they can adequately test them for durability and integrity.