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Rotorcraft business leaders told the Helicopter Investor conference that new vertical lift and short-takeoff and landing vehicles could have a positive impact.
Blueskeye AI, a U.K.-based software company specializing in facial analysis using artificial intelligence, recently received a £20,000 award to investigate how facial sensing technology could glean information about human behavior in aircraft cockpits.
The European start-up has unveiled plans for a 40-passenger, tandem tilt-wing design that could also be offered as a freight-carrying variant called the SkyTruck.
The signing of a letter of intent with Sweden- and Dubai-based charter group Gayo Aviation marks the first provisional sales commitment for the Swiss electric airframe manufacturer.
Reporting financial results for 2022, the Chinese company said that the lifting of Covid restrictions has removed obstacles to getting its EH216 autonomous vehicle into commercial service.
The commercial air taxi route, scheduled to launch in 2025, will transport passengers on eVTOL aircraft between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport Chicago, the city’s only downtown heliport facility.
The funding is the defense group's latest foray into advanced air mobility following its backing for start-ups including Electra, Elroy Air, H3X, and Hidden Level.
A report published by an aerospace, defense, security, and space trade association says failure to act could undermine efforts for UK companies to achieve leadership in the new sector.
On-airport hydrogen infrastructure can support not only aircraft refueling, but complementary traffic from heavy-duty transportation, materials handling equipment, and other energy consuming systems.
Autoflight has secured a major order from Singapore-based fleet-management and air-transport company EvFly for 205 Prosperity I and Prosperity Cargo eVTOL aircraft.
The International Civil Aviation Organization has issued its newest request for information to public and private-sector providers in support of the upcoming 2023 Drone Enable Symposium.