The company's urban air mobility infrastructure plans for Spain appear unconnected to the air taxi flight trials that air navigation agency Enaire intends to conduct in Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela in 2022.
The eVTOL aircraft developer also confirmed that the FAA has cleared it to use the G1 airworthiness requirements to complete type certification under Part 23 Amendment 64 rules, clearing its path to commercial service.
Technology validation work on the Electric EEL hybrid-electric rework of the Cessna 227, have paved the way for new models called the Eco Otter SX and the Tailwind.
eSTOL aircraft developer Airflow maintains that the performance of its blown wing design could match or exceed that of eVTOLs in terms of real estate needs on the ground.
House aviation subcommittee chair Rick Larsen expressed reservations about mandating Covid testing before domestic travel and wants further aviation aid.
Canada has issued Covid-19 virus rules that require arriving international corporate, private, and charter flights to land at one of four major airports.
Current standards for components like cables don't take account of much higher voltages and the aviation industry is having to urgently address this change.