FUTURE FLIGHT
Sign up for our free newsletter

News and analysis covering cutting-edge aviation technology and business models, including zero-carbon propulsion, eVTOL aircraft, automation and autonomy, and new infrastructure.

Subscribe

FutureFlight News

FutureFlight

Vertical Flight Society Convenes Advanced Air Mobility Leaders For Silicon Valley Symposium

The Electric VTOL Symposium running from February 6-8 in Santa Clara, California, is part of the technical association’s VFS Transformative Vertical Flight event.
FutureFlight

Atlantic Aviation Expands Plans for eVTOL Air Services By Partnering With Joby and Archer

Business aviation services group Atlantic Aviation will install electric aircraft recharging equipment supplied by eVTOL aircraft developers Joby, Archer and Beta at sites across its U.S. FBO network.
FutureFlight

Pivotal Launches Sales of Helix Personal eVTOL Aircraft to Private Flyers

Operators do not need to have a pilot's license to fly the single-seat Helix, which is now for sale at a base price of $190,000.
FutureFlight

Aramex Considers Odys' Hybrid-Electric Aircraft for Gulf Cargo Services

The Dubai-based logistics group is looking to reduce carbon emissions from its cargo delivery operations
FutureFlight

SkyDrive Forges Partnerships in India To Pave the Way for Advanced Air Mobility

With the Indian subsidiary of its key investor. Suzuki, the Japanese company exhibited a scale-model of its three-seat eVTOL aircraft at a trade show in Gujarat state.
Aircraft

Daher Deliveries, Orders Remain Stable in 2023

Daher delivered 74 TBMs and Kodiaks, up one from a year earlier
FutureFlight

Swiss Start-up Sirius Unveils Hydrogen-powered VTOL 'Business Jet'

The hydrogen-electric Sirius Jet will come in two variants tailored for private aviation and commercial air taxi operations.
FutureFlight

German Airports Group Works on Vertiport Plans with eVTOL Aircraft Developer Lilium

Fraport runs Germany's Frankfurt Airport and 30 other airports around the world.
FutureFlight

FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
FutureFlight

Airbus Surveys 100 Airports to Train Machine Learning Algorithms

Airbus's Acubed innovation unit has surveyed more than 100 U.S. airports as part of a massive data collection campaign to advance automation and artificial intelligence in the aviation industry.
FutureFlight

Business Aviation Group Installs Beta's Electric Aircraft Charging Stations

Beta Technologes' 320 kilowatt charging equipment has been designed to work with any type of electric aircraft or ground vehicle.
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation To Install Electric Chargers at FBOs

Beta's charging stations can support multiple electric aircraft and ground vehicles
Beta's electric charging cube and its Alia electric aircraft
FutureFlight

Supernal Debuts S-A2 eVTOL Air Taxi Mockup at Consumer Electronics Show

The Hyundai subsidiary is showcasing the four-passenger S-A2 aircraft this week at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Article image
FutureFlight

Wave Says Huntress VTOL's Speed and All-Weather Capability Are a Match for Tough Tasks

The uncrewed hybrid-electric VTOL vehicle can deploy reverse thrust for maneuvers such as stationary hover loitering and landing on a ship.
Article image
FutureFlight

Los Angeles Area Airport to Get Joby's Electric Aircraft Charging System

Clay Lacy Aviation is a business aviation services group operating a network of FBOs and an aircraft charter and management fleet.
Article image
FBOs

Clay Lacy's John Wayne FBO To Get Joby's Electric Charging Unit

Joby designed its electric charging system to work with multiple aircraft types
Joby has developed a universal charging system for electric aircraft
FutureFlight

East African Airlines Commit to Surf Air Mobility's Plan to Electrify Cessna Caravan Aircraft

Safarilink and Yellow Wings Air Services operate the turboprop-powered versions of Textron's aircraft on services in Kenya and Tanzania.
Article image
FutureFlight On The Radar

SMG Lays Out Bold, but Caveated Predictions for Advanced Air Mobility in 2024

The consultancy sees progress on eVTOL aircraft type certification this year, but the frontrunners won't have everything their way.
FutureFlight

FutureFlight Weekly News Roundup

FutureFlight.aero's Weekly Advanced Air Mobility News Roundup
Article image
Airports

AIN Roundtable: Preparing for Advanced Air Mobility

Industry leaders mull needs for the future of AAM
AIN Roundtable January 2023 participants