An L.A. startup says that semi-autonomous helicopters could open the industry to a wave of new pilots and passengers, bringing costs low enough to compete with cars. (Read on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
Airbus-owned Voom will expand its app-based, on-demand helicopter shuttle service from Latin America to the United States this fall. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Launching entirely new aircraft types in the 2020s will be a huge technical and regulatory challenge. Brazil’s Embraer aims to keep the design as simple as possible. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
With Uber’s clean, quiet electric planes still a long-term vision, Uber Copter is a more prosaic—but practical—air taxi service. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
The $2 million GoFly competition encourages mad scientists and daredevils to come as close as possible to Star Wars’s light cycles, James Bond’s jetpack, Marty McFly’s hoverboard, or any other flying dream. (Read on Fast Company)… Read the rest
Starting with an emergency dispatch service, a new startup aims to gradually develop technologies required to become the Uber of autonomous flight. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
While burning through cash on the ground, Uber zooms ahead with plans to launch an affordable air taxi service in five years. (Raad more on Fast Company)… Read the rest
We chat with aeronautical engineer Eric Allison, who’s leading Uber Elevate’s audacious plan to get flying car service airborne by 2023. (Read on Fast Company)… Read the rest
A new competition aims to inspire the 100mpg personal plane
[Popular Science. Read Original] Imagine a ’57 Chevy cruising through the air, and you get an idea of what single-engine, propeller-driven airplanes do to the environment. The average private plane, such as the popular two-seat Cessna 172, is 30 years old.… Read the rest
