A botched autorotation killed four people in an air medical crash in 2011. What lessons does it hold for the rest of the helicopter industry?

How the startup overcame obstacles and setbacks on the way to the first flight of its wing-in-ground-effect craft

Machine learning helps orbital sensors catch blazes earlier

Star-crossed CST-100 capsule is poised to play key role for NASA into 2030s as uncertainty shrouds SpaceX’s plans

Whisper used a modified Swift 3 glider to test its electric ducted fans, marking its first flight tests with a human pilot on board.

Inside the cockpit with the purpose-built AI platform adopted by Embry-Riddle

Plane maker will be able to tap Wisk’s core technology for future aircraft under licensing agreement

Plane maker will be able to tap Wisk’s core technology for future aircraft under licensing agreement

With powered-lift safety continuum, FAA mirrors its existing approaches for airplanes and helicopters

With powered-lift safety continuum, FAA mirrors its existing approaches for airplanes and helicopters

‘Money is being hijacked from what would have benefited a large population to go to the oligarch, ultra-wealthy'

The two companies explain the technology behind their loyal wingman drone for rotorcraft

FAA closes Electra’s G-1 issue paper, confirming Part 23 certification basis for its “Ultra Short” aircraft

FAA closes Electra’s G-1 issue paper, confirming Part 23 certification basis for its “Ultra Short” aircraft

"Hey if this is your flyer, I’m not going, I’m not donating, I’m not sharing. Don’t ask me."

Mixed messages from FAA officials signal lack of agreement on revenue operations under eVTOL Integration Pilot Program

Mixed messages from FAA officials signal lack of agreement on revenue operations under eVTOL Integration Pilot Program

A former software manager at Wisk Aero, Boeing’s autonomous air taxi subsidiary, has accused Wisk of rushing software testing and retaliating against her for raising safety concerns.

Pilots suggest FAA failed to weigh risk of a helicopter-on-helicopter collision when changing D.C. airspace after 2025 midair

Establishing a human colony on Mars is fraught with risk. Why are so many people obsessed with achieving it?

A nuclear submarine veteran turned a truck axle into a turbine

Selection will conclude a fiercely competitive vendor challenge process as industry officials express concern over ASI's ability to scale

Lilium and Volocopter failed to win political support at home, but ERC stands to benefit from Europe’s new focus on sovereignty

Program performs first flight with so-called “solid-state batteries” that will power its stratospheric record attempt

Program performs first flight with so-called “solid-state batteries” that will power its stratospheric record attempt

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Companies will leverage Whisper Aero’s JetFoil tech for Defense Innovation Unit’s RIMES program to field drones that can carry fighter-class weaponry

Potential pathway exists under eIPP for some revenue passenger and cargo operations in advance of type certification

Correspondence provides glimpse into how the FAA will implement NTSB recommendations from January 2025 midair collision

Long before Uber Elevate, the father of the helicopter industry promoted an even more fantastical vision of future air mobility.

Time is running out as the government weighs all options to save the carrier

Vertical Aerospace’s piloted eVTOL transition flight is a long-awaited technical milestone with broader business implications.

Palantir, Thales and ASI competing on secretive initiative that could redefine how the U.S. ATC system operates