Icelandair Conducts First Flight Test With Passengers in a Fully-Electric Training Plane
The President of Iceland and the Prime Minister were the first passengers to fly in Pipistrel’s electric airplane during a test flight in Iceland. (Photo: Icelandair) On August 24, Icelandair...
Boeing Tests Digital Taxi Time and Clearance EFB Capabilities on ecoDemonstrator
Boeing’s 2022 777-200 ecoDemonstrator program is testing out two new digital capabilities—Taxi Time Information and Taxi Clearance—which are designed to help airlines reduce turnaround times on...
Jaunt and MintAir Partner to Launch eVTOL Operations in South Korea
eVTOL developer Jaunt Air Mobility gained a new strategic partner this week—MintAir, an advanced air mobility services startup. MintAir expects to purchase up to 40 eVTOL aircraft from Jaunt, and...
ASTM International Publishes New Standard for Designing Vertiports and Vertistops
The standards development organization ASTM International recently published a new standard that provides guidance to states and municipalities for the design and development of vertiports. The...
Archer’s Design Team Shares Insights on “Midnight” eVTOL’s Interior and Exterior
Archer recently revealed the silhouette of its eVTOL aircraft, Midnight. We spoke with two members of the design team at Archer to learn more about their approach to designing the aircraft and its...
Researchers Develop AI Pilot for Navigating Crowded Airspace
New research from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University shows that AI-powered pilots could enable the integration of autonomous aircraft into the airspace. Above is a simulation...
