by Nikos Chatzis | 15 Mar, 2025 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, BETA, Electric Aircraft, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Γεωπολιτική
Over the course of three days, BETA flew to six airports across the state to give Utahns an up close view of its ALIA aircraft and an understanding of the technology and its capabilities. BETA pilots Noah Ranallo and Nate Dubie flew into Salt Lake City Airport, Provo...
by Nikos Chatzis | 12 Mar, 2025 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Ascendance, Electric Aircraft, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Γεωπολιτική
Ascendance has announced that it has selected ENGINeUS, the first EASA-certified electric motor, developed by Safran Electrical & Power, for the prototype flying ATEA, its hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. ATEA, which incorporates an...
by Nikos Chatzis | 16 Feb, 2025 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Archer, eVTOL, Γεωπολιτική
Archer announced it has raised $300 million, further reinforcing Archer’s strong financial position and strategically positioning it to accelerate the development of its hybrid aircraft platform for the defense market and beyond. Leading institutional investors...
by Nikos Chatzis | 21 Jan, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Aviation Technology, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…During the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Rotorcraft and VTOL Symposium last year, Richard Brown, founder and chief technology officer of Sophrodyne Aerospace, gave a captivating talk on the susceptibility of eVTOL aircraft to vortex ring...
by Nikos Chatzis | 15 Jan, 2023 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Electric Aircraft, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…U.K.-based Vertical Aerospace is one of the front-runners in the eVTOL industry, recently stepping up its flight test activities with its VX4 eVTOL prototype last year. As the company plans to progress through its flight test campaign in 2023, we spoke...
by Nikos Chatzis | 27 Dec, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), eVTOL, Geopolitics, NASA
“…Tabletop exercises allow researchers to explore options and test scenarios in fields from military strategy and cybersecurity to disaster response planning. Now, NASA is using tabletop exercises to test how electric air taxis will fit safely into the...