The pilot on board campaign was led by Joby Chief Test Pilot James Denham and was designed to gather data on the aircraft’s handling qualities and pilot control interfaces, supporting the development of the aircraft and laying the groundwork for future credit testing as part of the certification program with the Federal Aviation Administration.
The project for the first electric aircraft charging station on a U.S. military instillation has officially broken ground, with a completion date in early October.
In partnership with the U.S. Air Force, NASA will also use the aircraft for research focused on how these aircraft could fit into the national airspace, benefiting the entire air taxi industry.
Bell plans for the test article to execute a series of HSVTOL high-speed transition maneuvers, a first-of-its-kind capability for vertical lift aircraft.
For the past few years, Quantum3D has been actively developing specialized tools aimed at enhancing the Advance Air Mobility eVTOL industry, leveraging its background in simulation and training.
VERTIKO Mobility and partners are collaborating on an R&D development project to create an air corridor for advanced air mobility, including drones and ultimately air taxis.
Joby Aviation subsidiary, H2FLY, completed a series of piloted flights with its HY4 demonstrator aircraft, including one that lasted more than three hours.
Embraer and CAE announced at the 2023 Asia Pacific Airline Training Symposium (APATS) that they are expanding their longstanding joint venture to include pilot and cabin crew training for the Embraer E-Jet E2 family of commercial aircraft.