DOT’s Duffy Announces ‘Road Map’ for Air Taxis

Flying taxi pilots could use AI for fast answers during emergencies, Archer CEO says

Archer plans to deploy its Midnight aircraft in the United Arab Emirates later this year.Pete Syme/BIArcher Aviation makes the Midnight VTOL aircraft that is often called a "flying taxi."CEO Adam Goldstein said it may create an AI flight manual for air taxi pilots.Archer is partnering with Palantir, Goldstein told Business Insider at the Paris Air Show.Archer Aviation is considering creating an AI flight manual for its air taxis, its CEO told Bu…

DOT’s Duffy Announces ‘Road Map’ for Air Taxis

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and acting administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration Chris Rocheleau announced a “new road map” for getting air taxis into the sky.

Archer Joins Transportation Secretary and Acting FAA Administrator To Announce Five-Country Alliance to Streamline Certification Process For eVTOL Aircraft Globally

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Sec. Duffy’s Paris Air Show UAM Partnership- what does working among 5 countries mean?

No mention of EASA, PRC, Brazil or Singapore!!! Below is a through article about a Paris Air Show event—Secretary Duffy announced that the FAA has entered into a loose agreement with 4 other CAAs (US Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) to write a joint “roadmap” for type certificating electric air taxis. The presentation raised many substantive issues; the answers to which may dampen the Paris enthusiasm. What happened to th…

Will global eVTOL adoption lift off?

A strategic partnership between Vertical and Bristow Partner aims to deliver full service, "ready-to-fly" electric vertical take-off and landing operations. The post Will global eVTOL adoption lift off? appeared first on Gadget.

PAS 2025: Senior leaders from AAM OEMs applaud Five-Country Alliance to Streamline Certification Process For eVTOL Aircraft - eVTOL Insights

The CEOs of Archer, Joby Aviation, BETA Technologies and Wisk joined US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy at the Paris Air Show yesterday (Tuesday), to show support of a five-country alliance which will streamline the certification and global deployment of eVTOL aircraft. This alliance, which includes the USA, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, has the potential to create a smooth pathway to bring electric air taxis to the skies of other c…