by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jun 11, 2021 | Flight, Technology
California-based Archer, a company designing and developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL), debuted its Maker aircraft both live in Los Angeles and streamed to a global audience on the evening of June 10. The in-person event was held at the...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jun 11, 2021 | Editorial Comment, Flight, Technology
Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft have been in development for some years now, indeed Aviation Life has followed the eVTOL story since Issue 1 in 2018. The dream of making vertical flight accessible to all, on demand and carbon free, has taken a...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jun 11, 2021 | Flight, Technology
United Airlines has launched a new, corporate venture fund – United Airlines Ventures – that will allow the airline to continue investing in emerging companies that have the potential to influence the future of travel. The new fund will concentrate on sustainability...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jun 11, 2021 | Flight, Technology
easyJet’s partner Wright Electric has revealed the latest milestone in its engine development programme which is working towards the development and certification of the first commercially viable, zero-emissions single-aisle aircraft. Wright has now demonstrated the...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jun 3, 2021 | Flight, Technology
United Airlines has announced a commercial agreement with Denver-based aerospace company Boom Supersonic to add aircraft to its global fleet as well as a cooperative sustainability initiative – a move that Boom describes as facilitating a “leap forward in returning...
