News from Oshkosh: EAS and EAA AirVenture 2025
- 22 Jul 2025 10:04 AM
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This year’s 19th Electric Aircraft Symposium featured 40 speakers from across the advanced air mobility landscape from North America, Europe and Australia.
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Electric VTOL News, July/August 2025
- 13 Jul 2025 12:29 AM
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Here’s our roundup of news on battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from our Electric VTOL Newsletter.
Ascent AeroSystems: Big Value, Small Package
- 30 Jun 2025 11:30 AM
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Ascent AeroSystems was acquired in April 2024 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Torrance, California-based Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC), but retains its influence and autonomy in producing uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) of varying size, according to Peter Fuchs, cofounder and CEO of Ascent AeroSystems.
World’s First Piloted Hydrogen VTOL Lifts Off in Quebec
- 27 Apr 2025 03:30 AM
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The first piloted aircraft to make a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) powered by a hydrogen fuel cell made its first flight at Roland-Désourdy Airport (ICAO: CZBM) in Bromont, Québec, Canada, on March 27, 2025.
China's Tiltrotors: United Aircraft and Flightwin Showcase Rotorcraft Designs
- 17 Mar 2025 05:42 AM
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In the midst of China’s reforms to promote low-altitude economic development and accelerate technological progress, tiltrotor technology has remained a relatively minor element of the local civilian aerospace sector, primarily focused on uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including those using tiltpropeller propulsion.
Unither Bioelectronics and Robinson Helicopter Partner on Hydrogen
- 26 Aug 2024 11:37 AM
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Dr. Martine Rothblatt, founder and CEO of United Therapeutics (UT), has been one of the visionary drivers of the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft revolution since conceiving of a zero-emissions aerial transplant organ delivery system almost a decade ago.
Electro.Aero Seeks to Power Electric Aviation
- 03 Jan 2024 01:09 PM
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Perth-based Electro.Aero Pty Ltd began developing a mobile charging unit for electric aircraft in part because several airframers partnering with the Australian company complained about the same problem: fixed car chargers cannot reach the aircraft, and moving aircraft close enough to recharge between flights was difficult or impossible.
Joby and Volocopter Fly in New York City
- 26 Dec 2023 05:35 AM
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On Monday, Nov. 13, Joby and Volocopter conducted demonstration flights of their electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in New York City.
Rolls-Royce to Exit Electric, Hydrogen Pursuits
- 21 Dec 2023 12:55 AM
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Rolls-Royce announced on Nov. 28 that it would sell its business unit responsible for developing engines for electric-powered aircraft.
Competing Standards
- 18 Dec 2023 10:39 PM
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As AAM aircraft near production, competing charging standards come to the fore.
