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eVTOL Leaders Continue to Advance

eVTOL Leaders Continue to Advance

  • 11 Mar 2024 08:45 PM
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Recent months have seen the leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft make big strides in their efforts to develop their advanced air mobility (AAM) vehicles.

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TVF 2024 Reaches New Heights

TVF 2024 Reaches New Heights

  • 29 Feb 2024 11:37 AM
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On Feb. 6–8, the Vertical Flight Society hosted its Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF) 2024 meeting in Santa Clara, California.

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Washington Report, Mar/Apr 2024

Washington Report, Mar/Apr 2024

  • 20 Feb 2024 02:42 AM
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On Dec. 12, 2023, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published interim noise standards guidance for the developers of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft with tilting rotors or propellers, a category that includes certain electric VTOL (eVTOL) aircraft designs.

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Washington Report, Jan/Feb 2024

Washington Report, Jan/Feb 2024

  • 15 Jan 2024 05:51 PM
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On Dec. 11, the US House of Representatives passed legislation that would extend the deadline to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) until March 8, 2024.

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ICAAMS Is a Great Success!

ICAAMS Is a Great Success!

  • 06 Jan 2024 02:28 PM
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The First International Conference on Advanced Air Mobility Systems — organized by the Rotary Wing Society of India (RWSI) and the VFS Asia-Australia Region, with the support of the VFS Australia Chapter — was held in Bengaluru, India, on Dec. 4–6.

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Coming to Terms: ConOps

Coming to Terms: ConOps

  • 19 Dec 2023 02:51 AM
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This series addresses vague or conflicting vertical flight terminology and proffers descriptions, definitions, or language to clarify and bridge divides.

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A Master Class in AAM Infrastructure

A Master Class in AAM Infrastructure

  • 11 Nov 2023 04:15 AM
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The end of September found numerous industry experts, government officials and entrepreneurs from around the world in Cape May, New Jersey, participating in what some attendees declared was one of the best conferences in the burgeoning advanced air mobility (AAM) industry to date.

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Coming to Terms: Aviation Certifications

Coming to Terms: Aviation Certifications

  • 09 Nov 2023 04:53 PM
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Normally this column corrects erroneous use of terminology and proffers definitions to be used as canonical. As the second in an extended series intended to bring clarity, this installment deviates as it highlights common aviation certifications.

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Leadership Moves, Nov/Dec 2023

Leadership Moves, Nov/Dec 2023

  • 07 Nov 2023 10:05 PM
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Leadership Moves, Nov/Dec 2023

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Beta Flies South for the Winter

Beta Flies South for the Winter

  • 06 Nov 2023 01:39 PM
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The 1,700-nm (3,200-km) journey covered 16.5 hours of total flight time, including rest stops, charging stops and media events at 21 airports — including a hop from Plattsburgh International Airport (KPBG) to KBTV on the morning of Oct. 10 — as the aircraft traversed 12 states. Alia will remain at Duke Field into the winter for flight testing by both the US Air Force (USAF) and Beta test pilots.

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