Hanneke Weitering
Science & Technology Editor
Hanneke Weitering is a writer and editor with AIN covering advanced air mobility and new flight technologies. She became an aviation journalist and joined the AIN team in the summer of 2022 after reporting on spaceflight and astronomy for six years at Space.com. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she moved to New York City to pursue a master’s degree in science, health, and environmental reporting at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She is now based in Seattle near Boeing Field and spends her free time exploring nature in the Pacific Northwest.
Latest from Hanneke Weitering
FutureFlight
Archer Picks Mecaer To Supply Landing Gear for Midnight eVTOL Air Taxi
Mecaer Aviation Group, an Italian aerospace company, will design and provide the gear.
FutureFlight
Volatus Infrastructure Plans Low-Cost Vertiports for eVTOL Aircraft
Volatus Infrastructure offers small but scalable vertiports that can be built in just four weeks for as little as $500,000.
FutureFlight
Bell Brings Autonomous Cargo UAV To Air Medical Show
Bell pursues the medical market for its Autonomous Pod Transport cargo drone.
FutureFlight
AeroDelft Partners with Airbus to Develop Hydrogen-powered Aircraft
AeroDelft, a student-run team of engineers at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands, is working with Airbus to accelerate the development of zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered aircraft.
FutureFlight
MagniX To Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Zero-Emission Flights
The hydrogen fuel cells will complement MagniX's battery-electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems.
FutureFlight
Universal Hydrogen to Fly Hydrogen-powered Dash 8 by Year-end
In partnership with Seattle-based Aerotec, Universal Hydrogen readies for first flight of a Dash 8-300 fitted with a hydrogen-fuel-cell-based powertrain.
Training and Workforce
'Top Gun' Star Barbaro Talks Supersonic Flight Training
Monica Barbaro discussed the flight training it took to prepare for "Top Gun: Maverick" during a keynote address at NBAA-BACE 2022.
Maintenance and Modifications
InSight Upgrade STC for Hawker 800 Adds Skytrac D150 SDU
SEA will offer Skytrac's DL150 satellite data unit as an optional addition to its InSight flight deck upgrade for Hawker 800 series aircraft.
FutureFlight
Evia Aero Orders 25 Eviation Alice Electric Commuters
Evia Aero plans to operate a fleet of Eviation's all-electric Alice nine-passenger commuter airplanes in Europe.
Aircraft
Evia Aero Orders 25 Eviation Alice Electric Commuters
Evia Aero, a new German airline focused on sustainable regional travel, signed a LOI to purchase 25 all-electric Alice commuter aircraft from Eviation.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Vision Systems Shows Off Dimmable 'SmartGlass' Windows
Vision Systems is demonstrating the many uses of its electronic dimmable windows at the NBAA-BACE convention in Orlando this week.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
AviationManuals Forms Partnerships To Expand Services
AviationManuals is teaming up with Starr Insurance and several other key industry players.
Avionics
Piper Adds Garmin G3000 Updates to M600 SLS Flight Deck
Piper's M600 SLS turboprop equipped with the latest evolution of Garmin software is on display at NBAA-BACE in Orlando, Florida this week.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
MySky Launches Ops-integrated Aviation Tax Software
MySky Tax can be integrated with flight operations software to automatically file tax forms using flight expense data without the invoices.
Avionics
Gogo Completes Construction of Nationwide 5G Network
Gogo Business Aviation has finished building a network of 150 towers that will support its 5G in-flight connectivity service in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Finnoff Celebrates 100th PC-12 Engine Upgrade
Finnoff Aviation Products has delivered its 100th Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67P engine upgrade to a Pilatus PC-12 operator.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Bombardier Unveils Global 7500, 8000 Executive Cabin
Bombardier's three-zone executive cabin introduced for the 7500 and 8000 is designed to provide a fully functional and efficient workspace in the air.
Airports
WAI's Girls in Aviation Day Draws 16,000 Participants
Over 16,000 women and girls around the world participated in the Eighth Annual Girls in Aviation Day on September 24.
Aircraft
JetAviva Taps Concept Aviation for Brazil Expansion
JetAviva has teamed up with Concept Aviation to expand its access to Brazil's pre-owned business jet market.
Safety
USAIG Celebrates 45 Years of Aviation Safety Posters
United States Aircraft Insurance Group has been creating and distributing safety posters for the aviation industry for 45 years.
Archer To Take Wraps off 'Midnight' eVTOL in November
Archer will reveal the initial production version of its four-passenger electric Midnight during a special event in San Jose on November 16.
FutureFlight
Archer Plans to Reveal Its ‘Midnight’ eVTOL Air Taxi Next Month
The California-based eVTOL aircraft developer plans to reveal the production version of its Midnight air taxi on November 16.
FutureFlight
NASA Contracts Xwing To Study Safety of Autonomous Flight Operations
Autonomous flight pioneer Xwing is working with NASA to develop a safety management system for increasingly autonomous flight operations.
FutureFlight
Human in the Loop: My Ride on Xwing's Self-flying Aircraft
Autonomous flight pioneer Xwing brought FutureFlight reporter Hanneke Weitering along for a demonstration flight on the company's modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.
Avionics
Daedalean Aims for Autonomous Flights by 2028
Startup Daedalean has outlined its path to developing self-flying aircraft by 2028.
FutureFlight
Wisk Aero Unveils Four-Seat Autonomous eVTOL Air Taxi
Wisk Aero has revealed the design of its sixth-generation eVTOL air taxi, a fully autonomous and all-electric aircraft that can transport four passengers up to 90 miles.
FutureFlight On The Radar
Daedalean Publishes Roadmap for Autonomous Flights by 2028
The start-up outlines its path to developing self-flying aircraft.
Aircraft
Eviation's Electric Alice Takes to the Skies for First Time
Eviation's Alice flew for eight minutes, completing two circuits at 3,500 feet, during its first flight in Moses Lake, Washington.
Aircraft
Boeing Marks Opening of Its Washington Additive Facility
Boeing held an opening ceremony for its new 3D printing facility in Auburn, Washington, on September 23.
FutureFlight
Boeing and Wisk Issue Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility
The document provides a roadmap for the adoption of an urban air mobility ecosystem with pilotless air taxis.
