The on-demand and scheduled flight marketplace wants to be a key enabler for the electrification of air transportation, starting with conversions of existing aircraft.
The U.S. company says that it now holds FAA's G1 type certification issue paper and is agreeing to means of compliance for its four-passenger aircraft.
Upset prevention and recovery training specialist Aviation Performance Solutions has opened its new 62,000-sq-ft HQ at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
The U.S. company's leadership team has strong ties to Airbus, which is priortizing efforts to develop hydrogen-powered airliners through its Zero E program.
Under a new government funding plan, the Il-96 airliner would be fitted with new PD-35 turbofans to provide an improved alternative to Western aircraft.
The partners are raising funds to step up development of XTI's TriFan family of hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft, which will carry between six and 16 passengers.
The helicopter operator is partnering with Eve Urban Air Mobility and has said it will buy up to 100 of the Embraer subsidiary's new four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.
The two companies are collaborating to develop a concept of operations for Walle Mobility's planned air traffic service across multiple Italian cities, starting in 2026.