Joby Aviation has become the first advanced air mobility (AAM) company to achieve the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operators (IS-BAO) registration, which highlights their commitment to safety.
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.
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 House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology’s Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee convened a hearing on Advanced Air Mobility: The Future of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Beyond. Group Editor Marty Kauchak monitored the proceedings.
Joby Aviation has appointed Michael Huerta, former Administrator of the United States Federal Aviation Administration, to the Company’s Board of Directors.
Archer Aviation Inc. and United Airlines plan to launch the first air taxi route in Chicago, between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport Chicago.
With a new contract in place, Quantum3D has recently started providing products and services for the electric vertical take-off and landing industry, which includes Advanced Air Mobility/Urban Air Mobility, air mobility, air taxi, and flying cars.