Civil aerospace news and insights from Forecast International
The advanced air mobility segment’s path towards industrial and commercial maturation has cleared a major milestone with the U.S Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) formal release of its Integration of Powered-Lift: …
FAA Powered Lift Final Rule Refines Regulatory Space Read More
Toyota Motor Corp plans to invest an additional $500 million in California-based electric air taxi developer Joby Aviation Inc. The funds would be used to support certification and commercial production …
Toyota to Make Additional Investment in Joby Aviation Read More
Electra.aero Inc. successfully demonstracted its EL-2 Goldfinch hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) technology demonstrator aircraft at NASA’s Langley Research Center on July 15th. The achievement marks the first flight …
Electra Demonstrates eSTOL Aircraft Capabilities at NASA Langley Read More
In its efforts to understand the potential capabilities and applications of emerging eVTOL technologies, the United States Air Force (USAF) has tapped the expertise of a diverse range of aviation …
UAM Snapshot – Pivotal HELIX Read More
Leveraging the global spotlight of the Farnborough International Airshow, Brazilian advanced air mobility startup and Embraer subsidiary Eve Air Mobility released a raft of major announcements over the past week …
Eve Air Mobility Unveils Progress at Farnborough Read More
Southwest Airlines Company and Archer Aviation Inc have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop operational plans for electric air taxi networks utilizing Archer electric vertical takeoff and landing …
Southwest Airlines Signs MOU With Archer Aviation Read More
Lilium NV has completed a first series of tests of the electric jet propulsion unit for the company’s Lilium Jet electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. For the first …
Lilium Completes Series of Tests of Electric Jet Propulsion System Read More
Joby Aviation, a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for air taxi services, has acquired the autonomy division of Xwing Inc., a company specializing in autonomous flight …
Joby Aviation Acquires Xwing’s Autonomy Division to Advance Electric Air Taxi Development Read More
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company Terra Drone Corporation has joined forces with its subsidiaries Unifly NV and Aloft Technologies Inc. to develop a global UTM (Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic …
Terra Drone Leads Global Push for AAM Integration with New UTM Development Read More
U.S-based startup Jaunt Air Mobility, the specialist subsidiary of the AIRO Group, is developing a range of platform solutions aimed at capturing distinct segments of the emerging UAM and eVTOL …
UAM Snapshot – Jaunt Air Mobility Journey Read More