The cutting-edge technology addresses limitations in all-electric systems, offering extended range and autonomous capabilities for logistics, humanitarian aid, and military resupply.
Elroy Air’s Chaparral C1 is not just a conventional cargo drone; it represents a significant leap forward in the aviation industry, combining distributed electric propulsion (DEP) with a turbogenerator-battery architecture. This innovative approach enables the aircraft to achieve vertical take-off, autonomous flight, and safe landing, marking a pivotal moment in developing hybrid-electric aircraft.

Green government commitments to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and decarbonisation must be consistent to meet the 2050 net zero deadline, stresses Logistics UK.

In July 2022, the UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT) launched its Jet Zero Strategy in response to the UK’s 2050 deadline to achieve net zero.

Twelve months later and the ‘Jet Zero strategy: One Year On’ has been published, providing an overview of milestones achieved so far and outlining the challenges that remain on the path ahead to deliver net zero aviation by 2050…

Pipistrel, the world leader in electric aviation and unmanned flight systems, and Lobo Leasing Limited, a global vertical lift leasing platform, signed a letter of intent with deposits for the acquisition of 15 Nuuva V300 autonomous cargo hVTOL aircraft. The agreement confirms Lobo Leasing and Pipis…

Daily news coverage keeps the transportation industry up to date with Maritime, Ports and Terminals, Rail, Road and Air based cargo transportation issues and news.

Elroy Air has raised a $40 million Series A, including financing from Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm, to ramp up the building, testing and validation of its inaugural autonomous cargo drone. The funding round saw participation from Marlinspike Capital and Prosperity7, as well as existing inv…

Faradair, a United Kingdom-based startup, is developing a multi-role hybrid-electric plane that brings quiet propulsion with a carbon-neutral…

US cargo carrier FedEx is investing more than $2 billion as part of an effort to achieve carbon-neutral operations across its global network in 20 years.

An image released in January by Hyundai Motor shows an urban mobility center. [Courtesy of Hyundai Motor]SEOUL — South Koreas Hyundai auto group will receive applications from domestic firms to commercialize an unmanned air cargo system in 2026. A vertical take-off and landing method will be a…

China’s EHang has unveiled a dedicated unmanned logistics version of its 216 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing autonomous air taxi. [Graham Warwick,
Aviation Week Network]

At the 2020 World Drone Conference on 13 September, Shanghai-based Autoflight unveiled the V400 Xintianweng, an intelligent unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can take off and land vertically.