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Feds clear way for EVTOL startups to bring flying vehicles to U.S. airspace
Federal regulators have cleared the path for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to share U.S. airspace with planes and helicopters – a win for
The Federal Aviation Administration published Tuesday its much-anticipated final ruling on the integration of “powered-lift” vehicles, a category the FAA revived two years ago to accommodate eVTOLs and one that describes aircraft that can takeoff and land like helicopters but then transition to forward flight like airplanes. Joby, Archer, Beta Technologies, and Wisk Aero – which are building aircraft for urban air taxi networks, defense, cargo, and medical logistics – have worked closely with the FAA since 2022 to develop this new set of rules for training, operations, and maintenance. “[The ruling] aligns with all the hopes that we had been designing for,” Greg Bowles, head of government affairs at Joby Aviation, told TechCrunch.
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