In October, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published RIN 2120-AL72, “Integration of Powered-Lift: Pilot Certification and Operations; Miscellaneous Amendments Related to Rotorcraft and Airplanes,” which included the Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) for powered-lift aircraft, applicable to both...

Kuljeet Sandhu is developing a fiveseat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to serve the Indian market. The CEO of Nalwa Aero, who is based in Punjab in northern India, spoke at the Vertical Flight Society’s Transformative Vertical Flight (TVF)...

In the past few months, the leading developers of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft made progress in delivering on their vision for advanced air mobility (AAM). While the leading European eVTOL developers struggled with financing, other companies...

Amid the attention-grabbing headlines and sweeping projections for advanced air mobility (AAM), a few companies have stood out as outliers, charting a quieter path by concentrating on research and development. One such company is Manta Aircraft, which was suddenly in...

A drone is shown flying during a test of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) technical capability Level 2 (TCL2) at Reno-Stead Airport, Nevada in 2016. During the test, five drones simultaneously crossed paths, separated by different altitudes. Two...