A two-seater flying car has been awarded an airworthiness certificate by the FAA for the first time, which could see the product on US roads (and skies) by next year. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a Special Light-Sport Aircraft airworthiness certification to Volvo-owned Terrafugia’s ‘Transition’ vehicle, a hybrid “roadable aircraft” – or,
Mesa Air Group, in partnership with United Airlines, announced it will be working with Archer, the world’s leading urban air mobility company, to advance the adoption of sustainable flight in regional aviation. Since its founding, Mesa has been a leader in introducing new technology to regional aviation. Mesa’s expertise in operating regional service and navigating
Boeing CEO David Calhoun has reportedly informed analysts that the company is pushing ahead with development of its ‘New Midsize Aircraft’ (NMA), or Boeing 797, despite posting a record $12 billion loss. Progress within the NMA project, which has been in development, in part, for decades, was paused early last year amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The world’s first pop-up mobile airport for eVTOL vehicles and drones is set to open its doors in Coventry, UK, by November this year. Korean car manufacturer Hyundai and British company Urban-Air Port have teamed up for the project, which hopes to see similar small, demountable airports specifically catering to electric cars, air taxis and
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, tourism professors Joseph Cheer, Colin Michael Hall and Jarkko Saarinen discuss what the likely reality of a return to international travel will look like, in the aftermath of COVID. The COVID-19 pandemic brought the global tourism industry to a screeching halt in 2020. With vaccines starting to be rolled out,
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, aerospace engineering professor Iain Boyd discusses the rise and fall of supersonic flight, and the possible bright future it might just have. Flying faster than the speed of sound still sounds futuristic for regular people, more than 15 years after the last commercial supersonic flights ended. The planes that
