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U.S. Navy Evaluates Swarm Aero's Drone C2 Software

Recent FLEX exercise in Key West assessed coordination of air and sea assets

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fleet Experimentation exercise

Korean Leasing Group Signs For eViator Electric Aircraft

Nine-passenger commuter could support new regional routes in Asia

MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator with Solyu

Wisk, Boeing Sued over eVTOL Software Safety Claims

Fired software manager alleges retaliation, discrimination

Wisk Aero's fifth-generation Cora prototypes sit in the company's hangar in Hollister, California, as a sixth-generation aircraft crosses the apron outside.

FAA Breaks Ground on AAM Test Range in Oklahoma City

Range supports eVTOL testing, training, and integration

Training and Workforce

U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA officials broke ground on the Vertical Procedures and Analysis Range

Joby’s eVTOL Aircraft in New York City Previews the Future of Commuting

Only seven minutes from Wall Street to JFK Airport

October 18, 2024

Joby Aviation eVTOL mockup at Grand Central Terminal in NYC

Cutting Through the eVTOL Aircraft Hype With Independent Expert Sergio Cecutta

Straight talk about an industry that is making a lot of promises

October 2, 2024

Archer eVTOL in flight during transition

Embraer’s Eve Air Mobility Is Building Full-scale eVTOL Prototypes

Embraer is one of a few established aerospace manufacturers investing in eVTOL tech

September 25, 2024

Overhead view of Eve's eVTOL prototype aircraft

Joby Aviation Could Make eVTOL Air Taxi Dreams a Reality in 2025

Working on its eVTOL since 2009, Joby says it is close to type certification

September 13, 2024

Joby Aircraft S4 eVTOL in flight

FAA Proposes Noise Rule for Supersonic Flight Over Land

NPRM seeks to end blanket overland ban

Regulations and Government

NASA’s X-59 in flight

Toyota and Joby Start eVTOL Manufacturing Joint Venture

Toyota will be the majority owner of the production company

Joby and Toyota fly eVTOL aircraft

Skyryse and Robinson Develop Uncrewed R66 Helicopter

The SkyOS autonomous operating system will be integrated with the single-engine rotorcraft

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Skyryse R66 flight trials

Beta and Surf Air Launch Electric Flight Trials in Hawaii

Six-week campaign tests inter-island cargo and passenger routes

The Alia CX300 CTOL (registration N401NZ) carries Surf Air branding while flying a demonstration route over Hawaii.

SAF Book-and-claim Could Cover Non-EU Airports

EBAA praises ‘encouraging direction’ amid ongoing lobbying efforts

Sustainability and Environment

Overview of front page of EASA sustainability portal website

DARPA's X-65 CRANE Project Moves Closer To First Flight

Experimental uncrewed aircraft set to evaluate active flow control mid-air

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Novel triangular wing being fitted to X-65 fuselage

Hong Kong Officials Start eVTOL Aircraft Flight Trials

Transport and safety agencies are exploring plans for China's low-altitude economy

Regulations and Government

AutoFlight eVTOL aircraft

Valour Study Predicts 6,824 eVTOLs In Operation By 2050

Revised expectations feature a fleet largely based in China

EHang eVTOL operations in Guangzhou, China

M-346 Leads Baykar UCAV in Autonomous Formation Flight

Italian jet and Turkish drone carry out K-Swarm airborne trial

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Kizilelma drone taking off from runway

Bye Aerospace Reveals Electric Airplane Suppliers

Company says its eFlyer 2 is expected to achieve first flight soon

Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 prototype

Acodyne Lands Funding for Electric Cargo Drone Family

Danish start-up aims to start flight testing before end of 2026

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Acodyne electric cargo drones

Honeywell Launches Kestrel Drone Navigation Solution

Compact, cost-effective system applicable to smaller UAS platforms

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Drone flying over water at sunset

Deutsche Aircraft Working On Multi-Role Support Drone

Uncrewed platform would complement multi-mission D328MR variant

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Deutsche Aircraft is developing drones

JetZero Breaks Ground on Z4 Factory in North Carolina

Greensboro campus to build blended-wing-body airliner

JetZero groundbreaking

Eve 100 eVTOL Set to Make Low-speed Transition Flight

Flight envelope expansion precedes first crewed mission in mid-2027

Eve eVTOL technology demonstrator in doorway of hangar

How Hydrogen Can Generate Electricity To Power Aircraft

A simple explanation of how hydrogen fuel cells work for aircraft.

Hydrogen fuel cell demonstrator at Aero Friedrichshafen 2026