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 | 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 | 28 Jan, 2023 | Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation executives reiterated ambitious schedules for bringing their eVTOL aircraft to market, but also acknowledged challenges to achieving plans to enter air taxi service in 2025. The California advanced air mobility...
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...