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Aerospace giant Sikorsky plans to develop a family of hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft to target military and commercial markets, the company’s leadership team told attendees at HAI Heli-Expo 2023 in Atlanta.

The Vermont-based company’s Montreal office will focus on structural engineering and materials processing.

Another manufacturer in the electric aviation sector is opening a branch in Quebec. The American company Beta Technologies officially announced on Wednesday the opening of an engineering centre in Montreal. The centre already has about 50 employees. The Montreal team will play a role in the development and certification of Betas ALIA aircraft. The all-electric aircraft is designed to fly short distances.

Pelligra has given innovator Skyportz first option to develop hundreds of “vertiports” for electric air taxis.

Passengers patiently waiting to get through security and pilots of corporate jets patiently waiting for their flight plan clearances likely wouldn’t have noticed, but Westchester County Airport quietly earned a place in aviation history recently. The airport was the launching pad for the first demonstration flight of a piloted electric aircraft in the New York […]

Airbus Urban Air Mobility is planning a year of “build, build, build” as it prepares its CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL for first flight in 2024.

The next 12 months will be a crucial year for eVTOL developers and infrastructure companies.

While the list shares some of the top names in common with comparable rankings from SMG Consulting and Aviation Week, there are also some notable differences.

From sheep to organs and dairy farms to ice cream, economic developments have transformed the state.

Blade says it will use the ALIA-250 to take passengers from Manhattan to the Hamptons starting in 2025 or 2026.