BBC News reports that the FAA said on Monday that “it was proposing to expand its definition of the machines it considered air carriers from airplanes and helicopters, adding ‘powered lift’ to the list.” This is a big step forward in the regulation clearance for commercial air taxis, but the rules “now face a period of public comment before they can go into effect.” The agency also “said it expected to publish proposed rules for operating such aircraft in summer 2023. Those rules will outline in more detail the criteria that firms will need to meet to license pilots and launch their operations.”
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Air Taxi Business May Get Early Business from Airline Alliance
Aerospace America reports that electric air taxi aircraft are seeing early customers in the form of the major airlines of American, United, and Delta. Examples include Delta’s $60 million investment in Joby Aviation, American placing a large pre-order with Vertical Aerospace, and United pledging to buy from Archer Aviation and Eve Air Mobility.
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Parker Sees Rapid Technology Development in New Electric Aircraft
Aviation International News reports that Parker Aerospace sees utilization of electric aircraft as the company’s future. “One of its first declared partners in the AAM space is Eviation, which last month made its first flight with its Alice nine-passenger, all-electric aircraft. Parker is providing electro-mechanical actuators for the fixed-wing model’s secondary flap systems.”
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