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eVTOL Leaders Continue Apace

eVTOL Leaders Continue Apace

  • 21 Jun 2022 01:59 AM
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Leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have raised financing to support the development, flight testing, certification, manufacturing and commercial entry into service of their innovative aircraft.

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AutoFlight Reveals Test Flight

AutoFlight Reveals Test Flight

  • 21 Jun 2022 01:34 AM
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On June 8, Shanghai-based AutoFlight shared a video of a full-length test flight of a full-scale Prosperity I eVTOL aircraft.

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Safran to Power TCab Tech

Safran to Power TCab Tech

  • 21 Jun 2022 01:31 AM
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TCab Tech, a China-based eVTOL developer, has selected French firm Safran Electrical & Power to provide the electric motors for its E20 eVTOL aircraft, the two companies announced on May 31.

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Skyports Looks to Japan

Skyports Looks to Japan

  • 21 Jun 2022 01:20 AM
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Skyports, the UK-based vertiport developer, announced on May 27 that it had partnered with Park24, Japan’s largest parking lot and car-sharing operator, to explore integrating vertiports into carparks.

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Ryse Aero Reveals Recon

Ryse Aero Reveals Recon

  • 21 Jun 2022 01:16 AM
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On May 9, Ryse Aero Technologies unveiled the Ryse Recon, a one-passenger multicopter eVTOL aircraft.

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AIR One Displayed at the Kentucky Derby

AIR One Displayed at the Kentucky Derby

  • 21 Jun 2022 01:09 AM
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AIR revealed a full-scale prototype of its AIR ONE eVTOL at the Kentucky Derby on May 7. The Israel-based eVTOL developer unveiled the AIR ONE in October (see “Electric VTOL News,” Vertiflite, Jan/Feb 2022).

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Manta Secures Avinord Order

Manta Secures Avinord Order

  • 21 Jun 2022 01:06 AM
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Manta Aircraft announced on May 3 that it has secured a provisional order for up to 15 hybrid-electric aircraft from Avinord, an Italian firm specializing in air medical flights.

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Airbus Collaborates on AAM

Airbus Collaborates on AAM

  • 21 Jun 2022 12:53 AM
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Airbus announced two collaborations for its eVTOL ambitions. On April 27, Airbus and ITA Airways, Italy’s national airline, announced a plan to launch AAM services in Italy.

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ASR Acquires Pioneer Aerospace

ASR Acquires Pioneer Aerospace

  • 21 Jun 2022 12:48 AM
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Aviation Safety Resources (ASR), the Kentucky-based manufacturer of aircraft emergency parachute recovery systems (AEPRS), announced on April 3 that it has acquired Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, a leading US manufacturer of parachutes and parafoils.

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Universal Hydrogen Secures Order

Universal Hydrogen Secures Order

  • 21 Jun 2022 12:36 AM
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Connect Airlines, a start-up regional US airline, has placed an order with Universal Hydrogen for the conversion of 75 ATR 72-600 Regional Aircraft to hydrogen powertrains.

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