Federal regulators have issued a final rule for operating electric-powered air taxis, marking a significant step towards their widespread operation. These aircraft take off and land vertically like helicopters but fly like fixed-wing planes. The rule recognizes air taxis as an entirely new category of aircraft and will allow for their widespread operation.
Federal regulators have issued a final rule for operating electric-powered air taxis, paving the way for their widespread operation in the United States. These aircraft take off and land vertically like helicopters but fly like fixed-wing planes. The FAA is stressing safety as it works to fold the new aircraft into the nation’s airspace, with companies envisioning carrying people and …
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published new regulations that pave the way for the commercial operation of electric air taxis. These regulations establish a new category of aircraft called eVTOLs, which can fly like airplanes but take off and land like helicopters. The FAA's decision is expected to significantly impact the burgeoning industry of electric air taxis, which have attracted …
PORTLAND, Ore. — The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to warnings from a cabin-pressurization system — yet keep flying it over land — is raising questions about whether the jet should have been in the air at all. Monday afternoon, United Airlines said it found loose bolts …
The notion that hundreds or even thousands of electric-powered air taxis could be whisking people over jammed roads is inching away from science fiction and closer to reality. This is something we’ve worked on and has been a passion of mine since the very founding of the company — making an aircraft which is quiet enough to fit in the …
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