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NBAA-BACE Showcases AAM

NBAA-BACE Showcases AAM

  • 24 Oct 2023 09:26 AM
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This year’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE) featured a number of advanced air mobility (AAM) exhibitors in the show’s innovation area and a series of presentations highlighting emerging technology and market challenges.

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VFS Electric VTOL Directory Hits 900 Concepts

VFS Electric VTOL Directory Hits 900 Concepts

  • 10 Oct 2023 06:30 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight, announces today that the number of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft concepts being tracked in its World eVTOL Aircraft Directory has now exceeded 900 designs from more than 400 companies and innovators worldwide.

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Joby Connects the Dots and Delivers

Joby Connects the Dots and Delivers

  • 26 Sep 2023 11:32 AM
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Joby Aviation recently achieved a major milestone with the US Department of Defense when it delivered the first Joby production eVTOL aircraft (N5421A) to Edwards Air Force Base in California for military evaluation and flight testing.

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SURVICE: Humble Beginnings

SURVICE: Humble Beginnings

  • 20 Sep 2023 06:49 PM
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VFS began its Transformative Vertical Flight workshops nearly a decade ago because of the groundswell of innovators around the world who were harnessing advancements in batteries, electric motors, advanced manufacturing and fly-by-wire flight controls to get eVTOL aircraft off the ground.

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Press Release: The VFS Announces Workshop on Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure

Press Release: The VFS Announces Workshop on Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure

  • 31 Aug 2023 09:58 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) is holding its 7th Workshop on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Infrastructure on Sept. 26-28, 2023, in Cape May, New Jersey. Registration is now open for in-person and online attendance.

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A VTOL AirVenture

A VTOL AirVenture

  • 28 Aug 2023 04:48 PM
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This year’s AirVenture had more vertical flight content than ever before.

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FAA Holds First AAM Summit

FAA Holds First AAM Summit

  • 28 Aug 2023 01:42 PM
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In a multi-day event on Aug. 1–3, officials from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) assured attendees that the agency would be ready for the introduction of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and other types of advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles.

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Industry Vets FAA’s Powered-Lift SFAR

Industry Vets FAA’s Powered-Lift SFAR

  • 27 Aug 2023 08:54 PM
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In June, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published its proposed Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) entitled, “Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Operations; Miscellaneous Amendments Related to Rotorcraft and Airplanes.”

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eVTOL Leaders Continue to Partner for Growth

eVTOL Leaders Continue to Partner for Growth

  • 27 Aug 2023 07:31 PM
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The leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft had a busy summer.

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VFS Convenes AAM Leadership Discussion

VFS Convenes AAM Leadership Discussion

  • 26 Aug 2023 10:37 PM
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The annals of human achievement are punctuated by transformative breakthroughs that redefine the boundaries of what we once deemed possible.

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