Hydrogen Flight Crash Report Highlights Faults in ZeroAvia's Test Process
The UK's Air Accident Investigation Branch has issued its final report on the April 2021 crash of a Piper aircraft being used by ZeroAvia to test its hydrogen propulsion system. The company is expected to start flight tests with a larger Dornier 228 aircraft later this week.
Toray Will Provide Advanced Composites for Overair's Butterfly eVTOL Prototype
California-based eVTOL start-up Overair has selected Toray Composite Materials America to supply advanced materials for its Butterfly electric air taxi prototype.
AeroDelft Student Team Flies First Prototype of ‘Phoenix’ Hydrogen-powered Aircraft
A team of students at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has successfully flown the first prototype of its Phoenix hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 Makes Progress Toward FAA Approval
Bye Aerospace is nearing the completion of FAA approval for its means of compliance and certification plans for the first of its eFlyer electric aircraft. The company says this puts it on track to have the first all-electric, fixed-wing aircraft to be certified under the FAA’s Part 23 Amendment 64 regulations.
Molicel’s Lithium-ion Batteries Will Power Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 eVTOL
The British eVTOL manufacturer Vertical Aerospace has selected the Taiwanese lithium-ion battery maker E-One Moli Energy, also known as Molicel, to power its VX4 aircraft.
Eve Gathers Urban Air Mobility Expertise At First Advisory Board Meeting
Eve’s first advisory board meeting generated valuable feedback and dialog among customers and partners about several aspects of the urban air mobility market. The event drew more than 20 participants representing fixed-wing and rotorcraft operators, rideshare platforms, and lessors.
Savback Will Distribute 'Speeder' Utility VTOL Aircraft in Nordic Countries
Savback Helicopters will handle sales and marketing of Mayman Aerospace's "Speeder" high-speed vertical takeoff and landing (HSVTOL) aircraft in northern Europe.
Leonardo Backs Rome's Plans for Vertiports with Air Traffic Management Expertise
Italian aerospace group Leonardo has joined a consortium led by Aeroporti di Roma that aims to develop networks of vertiports, starting in Rome in 2024. Leonardo, which has expertise in uncrewed air traffic management, is working on its own new hybrid-electric light helicopter and is helping Vertical Aerospace to build its VX-4 eVTOL vehicle.
Airbus Picks German Automotive Partners to Design CityAirbus NextGen Air Taxi's Rear Fuselage
KLK Motorsport and Gerg GmbH will work together to design an ultra-lightweight rear fuselage for the CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL fixed-wing aircraft.
Rolls-Royce Invests in Electrolyzer To Produce Hydrogen Aviation Fuel
Aviation propulsion group Rolls-Royce wants to have the capability to produce hydrogen for use in fuel cells and engines, so it is buying a majority stake in electrolysis specialist Hoeller Electrolyzer. Electrolyzers use electricity to break down water into its two components—hydrogen and oxygen—and Rolls-Royce views this as a key part of plans to reduce air transport's dependence on fossil fuels.