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EmbraerX to Spin-Off Eve, Launch the Future of Urban Air Mobility

WIL BALDWIN October 16, 2020

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. (Eve) has been launched as a new, independent company dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem. Eve is developing a full portfolio of solutions to enable the…

EmbraerX and Elroy Air Sign Agreement to Collaborate on Unmanned Air Cargo

WIL BALDWIN January 8, 2020

EmbraerX, Embraer’s disruptive business subsidiary, announces its expansion into the commercial air cargo market, via a collaboration agreement with Elroy Air, at CES 2020. This collaboration will allow the companies to accelerate the unmanned air…

Sikorsky Introduces RAIDER X™, A NextGen Light-Attack Reconnaissance Helicopter

WIL BALDWIN October 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today introduced RAIDER X™, its concept for an agile, lethal and survivable compound coaxial helicopter, specifically designed for securing vertical lift dominance against evolving peer…

Porsche and Boeing Partner on Premium Urban Air Mobility Market

WIL BALDWIN October 10, 2019

- Companies sign MOU to investigate product development for premium market - Builds on efforts to develop new urban air mobility ecosystem STUTTGART, Germany and CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Porsche and Boeing [NYSE: BA] signed a Memorandum of…

Boeing to Work with Kitty Hawk on Flying Cars and Safety

WIL BALDWIN June 26, 2019June 26, 2019

Kitty Hawk,the flying car company backed by Google’s Larry Page and led by Udacity co-founder Sebastian Thrun, has struck a deal with aerospace giant Boeing. The terms of the strategic partnership are vague. But it…

Jaunt Air Mobility Taps Triumph Aerospace for eVTOL Vehicle

WIL BALDWIN June 11, 2019June 11, 2019

BERWYN, Pa., June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Triumph Group, Inc. (NYSE:TGI) announced today at the Uber Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C. that its Triumph Aerospace Structures business unit has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding…

Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT Helicopter Achieves 1st Flight

WIL BALDWIN April 9, 2019April 9, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 21, 2019 – The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter achieved first flight today at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Fla., site. This revolutionary aircraft, developed by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company [NYSE:…

Embraer Announces CEO Succession

WIL BALDWIN March 20, 2019March 20, 2019

Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva concludes his tenure at the end of April and will support the transition process of the company as Senior Advisor of the Board of Directors. São Paulo, Brazil, March…

EmbraerX Displays The Future of Urban Air Mobility at SXSW

WIL BALDWIN March 8, 2019March 8, 2019

Austin, TX, USA, March 06, 2019 - Austin’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival is the stage of EmbraerX’s first Prototype Room, a space for connection between technology, accessibility, collaboration and creativity. By showing its collaborative…

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Airbus Helicopters sees strong sales increase in 2018

WIL BALDWIN January 23, 2019

Gross orders up 18 percent to 413 unitsFirst orders for the next-generation H160Increasing share of the military market Marignane, 23 January 2019 – Airbus Helicopters delivered 356 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 413 helicopters (net:…