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Hyundai Executive Sheds Light on the Carmaker's Urban Air Mobility Plans

Pamela Cohn, COO of Hyundai's new Urban Air Mobility Division, addressed questions posed by the Roland Berger consultancy.

FutureFlight On The Radar

October 20, 2020

Supersonic Bizjet Pioneer Aerion Teams With eSTOL Developer Electra

Aerion envisages eSTOL and eVTOL aircraft transporting passengers to and from its long-range AS2 supersonic jet, which is set to enter service in 2027.

FutureFlight

October 16, 2020

Western U.S. Group Forms Alliance to Advance Hydrogen Propulsion

The new Western States Hydrogen Alliance is pushing for increased use of hydrogen fuel cells for multiple modes of transporation, including aviation.

FutureFlight

October 16, 2020

GE to Provide Flight Data Monitoring for Uber eVTOL Operators

GE Aviation's Digital Group's is adapting its eFOQA software to provide a common approach to collecting and analyzing flight data from eVTOL aircraft.

FutureFlight

October 15, 2020

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Embraer Creates Subsidiary to Advance Urban Air Mobility Plans

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions will continue development of the Eve eVTOL aircraft and other urban air mobility "solutions."

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October 15, 2020

Rolls-Royce Confirms Electric Testbed Work at Cranfield

Responding to speculation sparked by online videos of an eVTOL test airframe at Cranfield University, Rolls-Royce has acknowledged that it is working on plans to power eVTOL aircraft.

FutureFlight

October 15, 2020

VoltAero's Hybrid Propulsion System Makes First Flight On Cassio Demonstrator

The Cassio 1 technology demonstrator flew for the first time on October 11 with VoltAero's "power module" and a pair of Safran ENGINeUS motors.

FutureFlight

October 14, 2020

German Air Rescue Group Prepares to Launch Multicopter Trial in 2023

Working with eVTOL developer Volocopter, Germany's ADAC Luftrettung air rescue service has published a feasibility study regarding the use of multicopter aircraft to carry doctors and other first responders to accident sites.

FutureFlight On The Radar

October 14, 2020

U.S. Justice Department Moves to Ban Foreign Drones From Federally Funded Agencies

The Justice Department order is commonly understood to target China's dominant small unmanned air systems maker DJI.

FutureFlight

October 13, 2020

Study Raises Hard Questions About eVTOL Air Taxi Markets

The analysis by Price Systems challenges what it characterizes as unfounded optimism about the viability of advanced air mobility services in affluent areas like New York City.

FutureFlight

October 13, 2020

Ampaire Achieves Longest Flight Yet With Electric EEL Technology Demonstrator

The hybrid-electric Cessna 337 flew almost 350 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco

FutureFlight

October 12, 2020

EASA Set to Release VTOL Special Conditions Means of Compliance

EASA said it will publish details of the means of compliance for its new Special Condition VTOL requirements in early November.

FutureFlight

October 12, 2020

Britten-Norman Partners With Blue Bear to Develop Autonomous Islander

The UK manufacturer says its 55-year-old utility aircraft design could be ready for autonomous operations by the mid-2020s.

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October 9, 2020

Tensions Surface Over Timetable and Scope For eVTOL Type Certification

Uber Elevate is increasingly impatient for type certification requirements to be finalized and has concerns that regulators are pursuing unrealistic safety standards.

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October 9, 2020

Mannarino's M-RTOS Operating System Makes First Remotely Piloted Flight

It flew in a light aircraft being used by MicroPilot to develop its autopilot system.

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October 7, 2020

AUVSI President Makes the Case for UAS Remote Identification Rules

He has called for Remote Identification UAS rules to be issued by the FAA without delay in December 2020.

FutureFlight On The Radar

October 7, 2020

CS Group Offers New Tools to Support Aircraft Software Testing and Certification

The tools help aircraft developers deal with certification challenges such as meeting Do-178C requirements.

FutureFlight

October 6, 2020

Direct Combustion of Liquid Hydrogen Could Be a First Step Ahead of Fuel Cells, Says MTU

German aero engine group MTU and the DLR research agency have started engineering work to convert a Dornier 228 airliner to use hydrogen fuel.

FutureFlight

October 6, 2020

Jaunt Air Mobility Board Appoints Interim CEO to Reboot eVTOL Aircraft Plans

Chief technology officer and cofounder Martin Peryea has taken over as CEO from Kaydon Stanzione, who has left the company.

FutureFlight

October 6, 2020

Airports in Sweden and Norway Offer Testbed For Electric Aircraft Developers

Test facilities are being offered with the support of the European Union-backed Green Flyway program.

FutureFlight

October 5, 2020

FutureFlight

Latest

Hyundai Executive Sheds Light on the Carmaker's Urban Air Mobility Plans

Pamela Cohn, COO of Hyundai's new Urban Air Mobility Division, addressed questions posed by the Roland Berger consultancy.

Supersonic Bizjet Pioneer Aerion Teams With eSTOL Developer Electra

Aerion envisages eSTOL and eVTOL aircraft transporting passengers to and from its long-range AS2 supersonic jet, which is set to enter service in 2027.

Western U.S. Group Forms Alliance to Advance Hydrogen Propulsion

The new Western States Hydrogen Alliance is pushing for increased use of hydrogen fuel cells for multiple modes of transporation, including aviation.

GE to Provide Flight Data Monitoring for Uber eVTOL Operators

GE Aviation's Digital Group's is adapting its eFOQA software to provide a common approach to collecting and analyzing flight data from eVTOL aircraft.

Videos

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Embraer Creates Subsidiary to Advance Urban Air Mobility Plans

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions will continue development of the Eve eVTOL aircraft and other urban air mobility "solutions."

Rolls-Royce Confirms Electric Testbed Work at Cranfield

Responding to speculation sparked by online videos of an eVTOL test airframe at Cranfield University, Rolls-Royce has acknowledged that it is working on plans to power eVTOL aircraft.

VoltAero's Hybrid Propulsion System Makes First Flight On Cassio Demonstrator

The Cassio 1 technology demonstrator flew for the first time on October 11 with VoltAero's "power module" and a pair of Safran ENGINeUS motors.

German Air Rescue Group Prepares to Launch Multicopter Trial in 2023

Working with eVTOL developer Volocopter, Germany's ADAC Luftrettung air rescue service has published a feasibility study regarding the use of multicopter aircraft to carry doctors and other first responders to accident sites.

U.S. Justice Department Moves to Ban Foreign Drones From Federally Funded Agencies

The Justice Department order is commonly understood to target China's dominant small unmanned air systems maker DJI.

Study Raises Hard Questions About eVTOL Air Taxi Markets

The analysis by Price Systems challenges what it characterizes as unfounded optimism about the viability of advanced air mobility services in affluent areas like New York City.

Ampaire Achieves Longest Flight Yet With Electric EEL Technology Demonstrator

The hybrid-electric Cessna 337 flew almost 350 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco

EASA Set to Release VTOL Special Conditions Means of Compliance

EASA said it will publish details of the means of compliance for its new Special Condition VTOL requirements in early November.

Britten-Norman Partners With Blue Bear to Develop Autonomous Islander

The UK manufacturer says its 55-year-old utility aircraft design could be ready for autonomous operations by the mid-2020s.

Tensions Surface Over Timetable and Scope For eVTOL Type Certification

Uber Elevate is increasingly impatient for type certification requirements to be finalized and has concerns that regulators are pursuing unrealistic safety standards.

Mannarino's M-RTOS Operating System Makes First Remotely Piloted Flight

It flew in a light aircraft being used by MicroPilot to develop its autopilot system.

AUVSI President Makes the Case for UAS Remote Identification Rules

He has called for Remote Identification UAS rules to be issued by the FAA without delay in December 2020.

CS Group Offers New Tools to Support Aircraft Software Testing and Certification

The tools help aircraft developers deal with certification challenges such as meeting Do-178C requirements.

Direct Combustion of Liquid Hydrogen Could Be a First Step Ahead of Fuel Cells, Says MTU

German aero engine group MTU and the DLR research agency have started engineering work to convert a Dornier 228 airliner to use hydrogen fuel.

Jaunt Air Mobility Board Appoints Interim CEO to Reboot eVTOL Aircraft Plans

Chief technology officer and cofounder Martin Peryea has taken over as CEO from Kaydon Stanzione, who has left the company.

Airports in Sweden and Norway Offer Testbed For Electric Aircraft Developers

Test facilities are being offered with the support of the European Union-backed Green Flyway program.

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