by Nikos Chatzis | 18 Feb, 2025 | Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Archer, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Γεωπολιτική
Archer Aviation has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) part 141 flight school certification, and plans to launch a pilot training academy to support commercial air taxi operations for its Midnight eVTOL aircraft. The company is in the process of...
by Nikos Chatzis | 15 Feb, 2025 | Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Electric Aviation, eSTOL, Vertiports, Γεωπολιτική
LODD, an Abu Dhabi based company specializing in AI-powered drone technology and autonomous aerial logistics, and with Skyports Infrastructure have unveiled vertiport designs to be developed across three strategic locations. The project aims to enhance air mobility...
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 | 20 Dec, 2022 | Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Electric Aircraft, Electric Aviation, Geopolitics
“…Beta Technologies recently conducted the second multi-mission flight of its electric Alia aircraft, providing an opportunity to test recent advances in Beta’s charging network, the company said. The journey took place over several flights, comprising 876...
by Nikos Chatzis | 14 Dec, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Electric Aircraft, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…Will operators have a difficult time securing affordable insurance to operate eVTOL aircraft? Will some designs be more expensive to insure than others? There are significant safety differences in the view of some, between multirotor designs like EHang’s...
by Nikos Chatzis | 20 Sep, 2022 | Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics, UAV
“…The Bell Nexus program featured prominently in the eVTOL landscape as one of the preferred platforms for what was Uber Elevate seemed to lose some traction in the past few years. However, it would be almost unthinkable that the Textron group, as pioneers...