CAE’s many expanding competencies now include its leadership position in the evolving eVTOL training market. Chris Courtney, Director of Advanced Air Mobility for Civil Aviation at the company, said CAE has five training partnerships with eVTOL OEMs to include Joby, Jaunt, Vertical Aerospace, Volocopter and Beta.

Archer Aviation Inc. publicly unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight, a pilot-plus-four-passenger electric vertical take-off landing aircraft during its Open House event in Palo Alto, California.

Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak surveys early developments in the US DoD’s eVTOL pilot training activities.  

Pipistrel has made its first delivery to Canada of its all-electric, two-seater aircraft, the Velis Electro.

At the National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando, CAT’s Chuck Weirauch interviewed Tony LaCorte, Director of External Affairs for Textron eAviation.

The news comes as Japanese and U.S. regulatory authorities confirmed that they have reached an agreement to deliver a streamlined approval process for U.S. applicants who wish to validate their electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft designs in Japan.

Group Editor Marty Kauchak looks at why the FAA is being pushed to work with global regulators, such as the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), on the path towards certifying electric aircraft.

BAE Systems and Supernal have entered into an agreement to design and develop the flight control computer for Supernal’s electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing vehicle.