Lilium N.V., developer of the first electric vertical take-off and landing jet, has agreed to partner with aviation training company, FlightSafety International.

With final assembly and initial testing complete,  Archer will now take this aircraft through a series of ground tests leading up to its planned first flight this summer.

“If we’ve gotten it right from the regulatory framework, from the level of safety the public expects, and all of that comes together, then a world we only thought about in science fiction becomes science fact,” mused outgoing FAA Acting Administrator at the ‘Future of Everything Festival’ in New York City this week.

Purdue University postgraduate students have launched Aerovy Mobility, a startup company that commercializes cloud-based software solutions to plan and operate infrastructure that charges electric aircraft with renewable energy.

A former Deputy Administrator with both domestic US and international airline experience, as well as involvement in the emerging eVTOL market, is reportedly a leading candidate to be nominated by President Joe Biden to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Joby Aviation has signed a long-term agreement with Toyota to supply key powertrain and actuation components for the production of the company’s all-electric aircraft.

Redwings has signed a nonbinding Letter of Intent with Jaunt Air Mobility to purchase Jaunt Journey electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and launch a strategic collaboration in Mexico. 

Joby Aviation, a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, has been awarded the third extension of its Agility Prime contract with the United States Air Force.

Thanks to new research being conducted at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and backed by a recently awarded $1.4 million NASA grant, low-noise multirotor aircraft are becoming a reality. 

The US Air Force’s Agility Prime program is deliberately and cautiously advancing to inform the Service’s decisions on acquisition decisions for eVTOL aircraft. As these platforms are evaluated, important early training lessons-learned are emerging for the pilots who will operate this new generation of aircraft.