Valo makes its U.S. debut as Vertical shares plans for electric air travel routes in and out of Manhattan with Bristow and Skyports Infrastructure The routes would cut multi-hour journeys to minutes by air Valo will be on public display at the Classic Car Club in NYC on 23 January … [continued]
GUANGZHOU, CHINA — At XPENG Motors’ 2025 AI Technology Day “Emergence” in Guangzhou, the company’s low-altitude mobility affiliate, XPENG Aridge (formerly known as Ariga), pulled back the curtain on what could be the future of intercity travel. The A868 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) full-light-transition fixed-wing flying car represents more … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image of China’s integrated heavy-lift drone and regional air mobility operations.
When Brunei quietly announced that it would recognize the airworthiness rules of China’s Civil Aviation Administration, it seemed like a bureaucratic footnote. But the decision is a bellwether. By accepting CAAC certification as valid within its own jurisdiction, Brunei effectively declared that it trusts Chinese aviation regulators as much as … [continued]
Amprius’ SiCore® SA08 cell provides longer flights and increased payload capacity for UAV platforms. Fremont, California — Amprius Technologies, Inc. (“Amprius” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AMPX), a leader in next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, today announced Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), a leading producer of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and … [continued]
Ryan Air in Alaska has ordered an electric plane from BETA Technologies and will install storage batteries for charging.
When looking on the ClimateBase website, I noticed a company named Heart Aerospace listed there. The aviation company is located in California and Sweden and does a good job of explaining what it does immediately on its website’s homepage: electrifying regional air travel. Aviation is one of the primary contributors … [continued]
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Will Seek to Integrate Across the LA28 Games through Transporting VIPs, Fans, & Stakeholders, While Electrifying Vertiport Take-off-and-Landing Hubs for Key Venues LOS ANGELES—Today, Archer (NYSE: ACHR) announced that it has been selected as the Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games … [continued]
A sleek, nearly silent two-seater aircraft is zipping its way across the United States — and it’s not running on a drop of fuel. It’s the B23 Energic, an all-electric airplane from Swiss aviation company H55, and it’s in the middle of a months-long tour called H55 Across America. The … [continued]
Two years ago, I denounced the fool’s game Airbus is playing around its hydrogen plane, accusing them of building hydrogen hype, not planes. Everything makes sense now: has Airbus invested €15 billion in this program? No. Will they support European regulation to ensure the development of the hydrogen market? No. Will … [continued]
Electric airplanes are often expected to be the fun, exciting new era of the EV market. However, we’re yet to see many practical, commercially competitive applications of electric flight. But one might be popping out thanks to the Liaoning General Aviation Academy. China has certified the Liaoning General Aviation Academy … [continued]
