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Press Release: Vertical Flight Society Announces 2025 Individual Recipients of Its Prestigious Award

Press Release: Vertical Flight Society Announces 2025 Individual Recipients of Its Prestigious Award

  • 20 Mar 2025 11:06 AM
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The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the 2025 individual recipients of its prestigious awards program. Since its establishment in 1944, the VFS awards program has paid tribute to the outstanding leaders of vertical flight and served as a catalyst for stimulating technological advances. The 2025 award recipients will be honored at the Grand Awards Banquet on May 22, 2025, as part of the 81st Annual Forum and Technology Display in Virginia Beach, Virginia (www.vtol.org/forum).

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TVF 2025 Highlights AAM Progress and Challenges — Part 2: AAM Perspectives

TVF 2025 Highlights AAM Progress and Challenges — Part 2: AAM Perspectives

  • 19 Mar 2025 04:42 PM
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The Vertical Flight Society’s TVF 2025 was held at Phoenix Convention Center on Feb. 4–6, 2025, including the 12th Electric VTOL symposium and the 11th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting. Tom Perkowski, Founding Principal at Apex View, moderated the annual AAM Perspectives Session. 

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TVF 2025 Highlights AAM Progress and Challenges — Part 1: Introduction

TVF 2025 Highlights AAM Progress and Challenges — Part 1: Introduction

  • 18 Mar 2025 10:00 AM
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TVF 2025 was held at Phoenix Convention Center on Feb. 4–6, 2025, including the 12th Electric VTOL symposium and the 11th Biennial Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting.

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Press Release: Vertical Flight Society Electric VTOL Directory Hits 1,100 Designs

Press Release: Vertical Flight Society Electric VTOL Directory Hits 1,100 Designs

  • 18 Mar 2025 09:00 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 reached 1,100 concepts from more than 450 designers.

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AAM Mission to Saudia Arabia

AAM Mission to Saudia Arabia

  • 17 Mar 2025 06:44 AM
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The future of global aviation took center stage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a high-level US trade delegation successfully completed a groundbreaking advanced air mobility (AAM) mission, opening doors to a potential $38B industry.

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China's Tiltrotors: United Aircraft and Flightwin Showcase Rotorcraft Designs

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.

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Leadership Moves, Mar/Apr 2025

Leadership Moves, Mar/Apr 2025

  • 17 Mar 2025 04:42 AM
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Notable leadership position changes, March/April 2025

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Manta Aircraft Sets Sights on Hybrid-Electric Future

Manta Aircraft Sets Sights on Hybrid-Electric Future

  • 17 Mar 2025 03:20 AM
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Amid the attention-grabbing headlines and sweeping projections for advanced air mobility (AAM), a few companies have stood out as outliers, charting a quieter path by concentrating on research and development.

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Electric CTOL/STOL News for Mar/Apr 2025

Electric CTOL/STOL News for Mar/Apr 2025

  • 17 Mar 2025 02:29 AM
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Here’s our roundup of recent news on battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) and short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications.

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Press Release: Fourth Annual H2-Aero Symposium “Pushing the Envelope”

Press Release: Fourth Annual H2-Aero Symposium “Pushing the Envelope”

  • 14 Mar 2025 03:24 PM
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Fairfax, Virginia, USA, March 14, 2025 — The Vertical Flight Society (VFS), the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance vertical flight and advanced air mobility (AAM), is holding its 4th Annual H2-Aero Symposium on April 2–3, 2025, in Long Beach, California. This year’s event is in conjunction with the SAE International Hydrogen Airport Committee meeting on April 1, open for all. Both events will be at the Long Beach Hilton. Details can be found at www.vtol.org/h2symposium.

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