The FAA has proposed comprehensive rules for training and certifying pilots of "powered-lift" aircraft, a crucial step for enabling advanced air mobility (AAM). These new rules establish specific ...

LIFT Aircraft begins FAA type certification process for a commercial version of its HEXA eVTOL, expanding into autonomous and air taxi ops.

MARINA – Joby Aviation, the company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service including at its plant in Marina, is welcoming the release of new Federal Aviation Administration ...

The Hexa is designed to carry a single passenger up to 15 mi. at a maximum cruise speed of 55 kt. Credit: Lift Aircraft LIFT Aircraft is one of a growing number of startups chasing the nascent market ...

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant demonstrator will keep flying as the team further develops its Defiant X entrant for the Army’s Future Vertical Lift program. Credit: Lockheed Martin As source ...

US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has yet to decide if it intends to acquire any of the US Army’s developmental Future Vertical Lift (FVL) aircraft. Speaking at the Special Operations Forces (SOF) ...

Since 2020, LIFT Aircraft has conducted flight testing with the support of the US Air Force under a Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. Working with Air Force subject matter ...