On Oct. 29, Tier 1 Engineering, in collaboration with Lung Biotechnology PBC, invited the Vertical Flight Society to the scenic Coachella Valley of California to witness the world’s first all-electric cross-country helicopter flight.
On Oct. 3, Wisk Aero unveiled a full-scale model of its sixth-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Momentum is building on Capitol Hill to provide the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with directives on how to regulate the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry.
The Eviation Alice — a prototype, nine-passenger, all-electric aircraft — completed its maiden flight on Sept. 27.
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace AB announced on Sept. 15 it had abandoned its all-electric, 19-passenger (Part 23) ES- 19 and was now designing a 30-passenger (Part 25), hybrid-electric ES-30 airplane.
Regent revealed on Sept. 15 that its electric seaglider demonstrator completed a series of flights in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
Electra, a Falls Church, Virginia-based company developing eSTOL aircraft, announced on Sept. 7 that it completed ground tests of a low-emissions, hybrid eSTOL aircraft propulsion system (shown).
On Aug. 24, Icelandair announced that it recently conducted its inaugural passenger flight of an electric aircraft.
Sabrewing announced on Sept. 28 that it has conducted the maiden flight of its RH-1-A Rhaegal hybrid-electric VTOL cargo drone.
Vertical Aerospace announced on Sept. 26 that the company had conducted the first tethered airborne tests of the full-scale prototype of its VX4 eVTOL aircraft.
