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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced it will feature three top contenders in the advanced air mobility (AAM) movement at the trade group’s 2024 NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in October. The Emerging Tech Pavilion on the convention display floor will include a significant presence from Electra.aero, Joby Aviation and Lilium, as […]

Archer Aviation’s eVTOL aircraft could be flying above Los Angeles as early as 2026, the company announced in a recent press release. The company’s new air mobility network aims to ease traffic congestion and cut travel times with 10- to 20-minute flights to key destinations such as Los Angeles International Airport, Orange County, Long Beach […]

On Tuesday, electric air taxi company Joby Aviation announced it has applied for aircraft certification in Australia. According to the company, Joby’s request to Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for validation of its FAA type certification is based on a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Australian regulators. This application paves the way for […]

French-based Aura Aero, self-described as a “pioneer in low-carbon aviation,” announced it has partnered with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) to open its first U.S. facility later this year. The 500,000-square-foot manufacturing and assembly complex will be part of ERAU’s Research Park. The announcement came today during the biennial Farnborough Air Show in the U.K. Based […]

Having fallen short of performance goals with the existing airframe and power system, Samson Sky has redesigned the Switchblade flying car to include a sleeker profile. The redesign reveals fully concealed, tamper-proof propulsion components and flying surfaces in automotive mode. Plus, the propulsion system is now hybrid-electric with two boom-mounted propeller pods.

While celebrating its 20th anniversary as an avionics provider specializing in general aviation applications, Aspen Avionics has announced a partnership with Electronics International that will configure engine monitoring software with Aspen’s Evolution multifunction displays. Aspen is demonstrating a beta version of the features at its display at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this week. Expected […]

A newly formed parent company, Gratia Aero, plans to consolidate complete aircraft kit sales of the SureWings version of the Bede BD-4C four-seat, high-wing aircraft design, with builder-assist services also part of the purchase options. The BD-4C is a follow-on version of the original BD-4, designed by Jim Bede. It is an improved version with […]

AirVenture is a great place to shop for hangar tugs because you can usually get a good hands-on demo. That’s important because not all electric tugs have the same feature set, but you really don’t know how the tug will perform until you try it on your airplane in its intended environment. In the electric […]

During an online roundtable on July 17, Joby Aviation founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt recalled his pathway to becoming involved in electric vertical takeoff and land (eVTOL) aircraft. He sees the present as a time of converging transformational technologies that he believes will make aviation “dramatically more relevant to our daily lives and more impactful […]

Remember when flying was for fun? The organizers of Flite Fest haven’t forgotten and the contraptions enabled and created at the annual electric aircraft event show ingenuity and occasional brilliance.