Recent Updates

EVTOL hopeful Lilium has all but thrown in the towel with a second insolvency filing that will likely be its last, according to a company statement. “As the funding options to secure Lilium’s future have not materialized in time, Lilium Aerospace has filed for insolvency today,” the company said. “While talks about alternative solutions are […]

eVTOL manufacturer Archer Aviation has received Part 141 Federal Aviation Administration approval to begin flight training operations—a key milestone as the company advances toward commercial air taxi services with its Midnight aircraft. “With this certificate, Archer can now train and qualify pilots as part of its newly launched training academy, with plans to build a […]

Iris Cummings Critchell, an aviation pioneer and the last known surviving U.S. Olympic swimmer from the 1936 Berlin Games, passed away at age 104 last week. According to the New York Times, after competing in the games where she finished fourth in her 100m breaststroke heat in Berlin, Critchell turned her attention to another passion—aviation. […]

SpaceX’s seventh launch of its starship mega rocket ended with an “unscheduled disassembly” on Thursday evening. While the first-stage booster was successfully “caught” back at the launch stand, the new-generation Starship upper stage appeared to break apart as it neared space. “Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn,” SpaceX stated following the […]

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on its maiden flight Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Blue Origin has now become the first private space-launch company in the Western world to successfully reach orbit on its first attempt using a rocket of its own design, as reported by PCMag. Similar to […]

Chair of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., said in an interview on Friday that one of his “number one priorities for next Congress” is passing his legislation enabling local law enforcement and states to “take down” drones. He was not specific on the measures the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and […]

U.S. FBO network Atlantic Aviation took a step in the direction of supporting advanced air mobility (AAM) today (Jan. 7) by acquiring eVTOL infrastructure company Ferrovial Vertiports from the Ferrovial parent company. Vertiports are areas in urban, suburban and rural areas specified for eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft to launch, hover and land. […]

Volocopter, whose predecessor E-Volo may have invented the multi-copter concept, has filed for insolvency in Germany but is vowing to continue its certification bid. It intends to gain EASA certification for its VoloCity, and the insolvency will keep creditors at bay while it raises more money to cross that finish line. “We are ahead of […]

Just days after announcing plans to cease operations, electric aircraft manufacturer Lilium has found a buyer in Mobile Uplift Corporation GmbH—a coalition of European and North American investors. The German electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company announced the news on Tuesday, noting that the deal is expected to enable its two subsidiaries to secure […]

On Thursday, Archer Aviation announced it has joined forces with defense tech company, Anduril Industries, to develop a hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for defense applications. In a joint press release, the two companies detailed plans to develop the next-gen aircraft by leveraging Archer’s advanced VTOL design process with Anduril’s expertise in artificial […]