Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Since 2016, when Uber Elevate launched electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft into...
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateNovember 23, 2022Archer plays the hare to Joby’s tortoise in eVTOL racePurchase...
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Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateJune 28, 2023Joby reveals new aircraft design details with debut of production...
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When Embraer spinoff Eve on Dec. 21 confirmed plans to combine with Zanite Acquisition Corp., it became the sixth company in the urban air mobility space to link up with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Rather than speak to the continued strength of SPACs, however, the deal illustrates the funding vehicle’s decline as an ample source of outside capital — even as it cements Embraer’s strategy of using partnerships to expand into new markets.
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateNovember 10, 2023The competition around an eVTOL charging standard heats upPurchase a...
Jon Ostrower and Elan Head·
At first glance, the purchase of 50 new-generation aircraft looks out of character for Allegiant Air, here's why it jumped on the Boeing bandwagon. There's a rivalry brewing between eVTOL entrants Joby Aviation and Archer. The quiet war of words over certification milestones are increasingly important to watch as both eye 2024 for regulatory approvals and the bragging rights for first to fly paying passengers. Emirates 231 wasn't the only incident of its kind. There's no global system of incident reporting -- and that's what makes independent aviation journalism so important.
Elan Head and Jon Ostrower·
Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber Release DateMay 9, 2022FAA changes course on eVTOL certificationPurchase a PDF of this...
What we still don’t know about Archer’s deal with United Along with the release of its Q2 financial results this...
United Airlines wants to fly supersonic with Boom's Overture. "We are pushing the boundaries of what we can do here in commercial aviation.”