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ERF Turns 50 in Marseilles

ERF Turns 50 in Marseilles

  • 18 Nov 2024 05:13 AM
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The 50th Annual European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF) took place in Marseille, France, with a record 360 in attendance from 19 countries, including 45 from the US.

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Electric CTOL/STOL News for Nov/Dec 2024

Electric CTOL/STOL News for Nov/Dec 2024

  • 18 Nov 2024 03:09 AM
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Here’s the Nov/Dec 2024 roundup of recent news on battery-electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen-electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) and short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft for advanced air mobility (AAM) applications.

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VFS Showcases Future Flight at Airtec 2024

VFS Showcases Future Flight at Airtec 2024

  • 12 Nov 2024 12:15 PM
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For the third year in a row, VFS organized sessions on future air mobility at Airtec, “the International Fair on Aerospace, Future Air Mobility, New Space and Defence & Security.”

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Q&A with Stuart Simpson, CEO, Vertical Aerospace

Q&A with Stuart Simpson, CEO, Vertical Aerospace

  • 03 Nov 2024 11:11 PM
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In September, Vertical Aerospace announced the first half-year 2024 financial results and the completion of Phase 1 of the piloted flight test program. Vertiflite spoke to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stuart Simpson.

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China eVTOL Aircraft Round-Up

China eVTOL Aircraft Round-Up

  • 31 Oct 2024 11:49 PM
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Chinese companies are rapidly advancing in the “low-altitude” sector (see “China's Low-Altitude Economy and eVTOL Diplomacy,” Vertiflite, Sept/Oct 2024), signaling a transformative era in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL).

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18th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium Was a Great Success

18th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium Was a Great Success

  • 10 Sep 2024 12:21 AM
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VFS hosted its annual EAS, featuring talks by leaders from across the global AAM community.

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eVTOL Leaders Deliver

eVTOL Leaders Deliver

  • 04 Sep 2024 02:57 PM
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In the past few months, the leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft made progress in delivering on their vision for advanced air mobility (AAM).

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China’s Low-Altitude Economy and eVTOL Diplomacy

China’s Low-Altitude Economy and eVTOL Diplomacy

  • 04 Sep 2024 07:30 AM
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2024 is proving to be a watershed year for China as it advances its low-altitude economy in preparation for the integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations.

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Washington Report, Sept/Oct 2024

Washington Report, Sept/Oct 2024

  • 29 Aug 2024 01:41 PM
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This summer, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification Service’s Policy and Standards Division (AIR-600) released two documents for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Because the FAA changed course in May 2022 — turning away from its anticipated plan to certificate winged eVTOL aircraft as Part 23 airplanes with special conditions for vertical flight (see “FAA Changes Course on eVTOL Certification,” Vertiflite, July/Aug 2022) — the agency is working on creating the necessary regulations to certificate both winged and wingless eVTOL aircraft.

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Highlights from AirVenture 2024

Highlights from AirVenture 2024

  • 29 Aug 2024 11:15 AM
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Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) founder Paul Poberezny used to say about the AirVenture fly-in in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, “You come for the airplanes, but you stay for the people.”

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