Canadians happy to see eVTOLs improve community links
Horizon Aircraft study illustrates how air taxi services can be vital to revitalising rural communities in Canada. The Canadian company, that specialises in hybrid electric vertical take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aerial vehicles, found that 66% Canadians would welcome the use of air taxis to address negative issues associated with living in remote communities. Canadians in general are very receptive to the idea of eVTOLs air taxies....
Wingly at risk due to new flight-sharing proposals
Flight-sharing platform Wingly is under threat of closure in the UK following the announcement of new proposed regulation on cost-sharing flights. Wingly connects pilots with people who are willing to share flight operating costs, and in many cases increasing access to private aviation. The proposed amendment would restrict pilots to only flying when they were already scheduled to fly, meaning it will become illegal for private...
Elite Helicopters Expand Flight Training & Charter Business
Elite Helicopters have expanded their base of operations for their helicopter flight training and commercial air transport operations, with a suite of offices taken on at Fairoaks Airport in Surrey. Sharon Douglas & Glenn Curtis, who have co-owned and managed Elite Helicopters for the last 21 years, say that this a perfect extension to their business at Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex. Glenn Curtis said, “We see this as the...
AERO Friedrichshafen 2024 event round-up
The 30th AERO Friedrichshafen will not only be remembered as an anniversary edition, but also as a trade fair with a particularly large number of innovations and premieres. With 31,500 visitors from 81 nations, the numbers were significantly higher than the previous year’s edition and the proportion of pilots among visitors increased once again. The AERO Drones, the AERO Gliding Expo and the AERO Career Days proved their worth....
