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Press Releases
Vertical Aerospace Welcomes UK CAA’s Preparation for Commercial eVTOL Operations by 2028
Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical”) [NYSE:EVTL], a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, today expressed its support for the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) recent publication of a policy consultation outlining the regulatory framework for commercial electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations from 2028. The consultation represents a defining moment for the UK’s advanced air mobility sector, aligning…
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NASA
NASA, Partners Push Forward with Remotely Piloted Airspace Integration
NASA and its partners recently tested a tool for remotely piloted operations that could enable operators to transport people and goods more efficiently within urban areas. The team’s goal is to ensure that when these remotely piloted aircraft – including electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) – take to the skies, air traffic controllers won’t be overburdened by increased…
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Joby Plans to Jumpstart US Operations through White House eVTOL Integration Program
-Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced plans to participate in the White House eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). The President’s recent Executive Order (EO) directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure that mature eVTOL (electric vertical take off and landing) aircraft can begin operations in…
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Joby Achieves the First Piloted eVTOL Air Taxi Flight Between Two Public Airports
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing all-electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has successfully operated with other aircraft in FAA-controlled airspace by completing its first flight between two U.S. airports, Marina (OAR) and Monterey (MRY), California. The achievement is a major step as part of Joby’s commercial market readiness, highlighting key capabilities across safety, operations,…
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Vertical Aerospace Makes Aviation History with Piloted eVTOL Flight in Open Airspace
Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) [NYSE: EVTL], a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, today announced it has made European aviation history with the first-ever piloted wingborne flight of a winged electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in open airspace. The landmark flight of the VX4 prototype, piloted by Chief Test Pilot Simon Davies, saw the aircraft…
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Quantum Systems Unveils Vector™ AI sUAS at AUSA Global Force
Quantum Systems, a leader in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aerial intelligence solutions, today unveiled Vector™ AI—the next-generation, AI-powered, extended-endurance tactical sUAS—at AUSA Global Force Symposium & Exposition 2025. The next-generation, AI-powered, extended-endurance tactical sUAS — Vector™ AI. Designed for frontline forces operating in dynamic and contested environments, Vector AI supports advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities with…
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Vertical Aerospace Starts 2025 With Piloted Thrustborne Milestone
Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (“Vertical” or the “Company”) (NYSE: EVTL; EVTLW), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, has taken another significant step in its testing programme by successfully completing its first piloted thrustborne flight manoeuvres. The milestone was achieved after the business received approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to expand its Permit to…
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Altair Collaborates with Aerospace Startup Moya Aero to Develop eVTOLs
Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational intelligence, has signed a collaboration agreement with aerospace startup Moya Aero as part of Altair’s Aerospace Startup Acceleration Program (ASAP). Within the agreement, Moya Aero will leverage an array of solutions in the Altair® HyperWorks® design and simulation platform and the organizations will collaborate in the development of eVTOL and unmanned aerial vehicles. Altair has signed a collaboration agreement with aerospace startup…
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NASA
Sacrifice and Success: NASA Engineer Honors Family Roots
Lee esta historia en Español aquí. Born and raised in Peru, Daniel Velasquez moved to the United States when he was 10 years old. While that decision was a big transition for his family, it also created many opportunities for him. Now Velasquez is an operations engineer for NASA’s Air Mobility Pathfinders project at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,…
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Archer’s Midnight Aircraft Successfully Completes Phase 1 of Flight Test Program as Company Continues to Advance Towards FAA Certification
Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced today that the company’s Midnight aircraft has hit another key milestone with completion of Phase 1 of its flight test program. Utilizing learnings from the previous four years of flight testing, Archer’s Midnight aircraft finished the flight test phase in approximately three months, which is…
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