by Nikos Chatzis | 29 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, Electric Aircraft, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…Vertical Aerospace will receive US$205 million in additional financing to support certification and commercialization of its VA-X4 eVTOL air taxi, the company announced this week. The global investment firm Mudrick Capital Management is contributing $200...
by Nikos Chatzis | 26 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…U.K.-based eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace has announced a collaboration with London’s Heathrow Airport to explore how Vertical’s VA-X4 aircraft could operate from Heathrow by the mid-2020s. The partners will study how Vertical’s electric air taxis...
by Nikos Chatzis | 25 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Artificial Intelligence, Aviation Technology, Drones' Technology Management
“…On September 15, 2021, Textron eAviation revealed a passenger electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) concept design at a presentation provided by Rob Scholl, senior vice president for Textron eAviation, on Sept. 15, 2021 at the JetNet iQ Summit...
by Nikos Chatzis | 22 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, Drones' Technology Management, Geopolitics
“…Swedish startup Jetson has released extensive new in-flight footage of its Jetson ONE, a personal eVTOL it plans to make available as a kit for home-building starting next year. Built around a rigid aluminium spaceframe with eight electric motors, the...
by Nikos Chatzis | 7 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Drones' Technology Management, Electric Aircraft, Geopolitics
“…Drones are being used to deliver post to a remote island in a Royal Mail trial as part of moves to reduce carbon emissions. The company has started a two-week trial of scheduled, autonomous flights between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay in the Orkney...
by Nikos Chatzis | 4 Oct, 2021 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Aviation Technology, Geopolitics, U.S. Air Force
“…Vanilla Unmanned demonstrated 8 days, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds of continuous flight, breaking the world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft. Vanilla launched from Rogers Dry Lakebed on Friday, September 24th and...