#electricaviation

Electric aviation developer Ampaire has been awarded $9 million from the US Department of Energy’s advanced research unit, ARPA-E. The agency’s SCALEUP program will fund the development of key hybrid-electric subsystems that can be produced in vo...

(Reuters) The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday proposed new rules that would help pave the way for commercial air taxi operations by around the middle of the decade. The FAA issued a proposal to update its air carrier definition...

Archer Aviation and Molicel have entered into an agreement for Molicel to supply lithium-ion battery cells for its Midnight eVTOL aircraft to perform back-to-back short distance flights of about 20 miles with approximately 10-minute charging cycles ...

Archer Aviation and Garmin have entered into an agreement for Garmin to supply the G3000 integrated flight deck for Archer’s Midnight Production Aircraft. The compact and lightweight system offers both an extensive certification pedigree and the ...

Following successful demonstrations of its proprietary network designed to enable remotely piloted commercial flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), AURA Network Systems (AURA) has closed $75 million in funding. The deal involves $55 millio...

Amazon's new delivery drone will have increased range, expanded temperature tolerance, and the capability to fly in light rain, enabling customers to choose drone delivery more often. Amazon has been working to get items to customers quickly, cos...

The Federal Register has finally published a certification basis 32 months after Joby's G-1 was originally signed. Because the FAA has not yet established powered-lift airworthiness standards in title 14 CFR, the FAA type certificates powered-lift a...

Doroni Aerospace has announced that International Vehicle Research president Johnny Doo has joined as an advisory board member focussing on autonomous electric vertical flight vehicles. He is the Group Lead of the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Tr...