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[ Aircraft Orders and Deliveries ]February 11, 2021 10:09 am ET
By John McDermott

United Airlines Invests in Electric Aircraft Company

In a press release, United Airlines announced on Wednesday it has finalized an agreement to work with air mobility company Archer in an effort to invest in emerging technologies that reduce air travel’s carbon emissions. Archer is currently developing aircraft that take off and land vertically, relying on electric motors rather than combustion engines, and is referred to internally as Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL). The aircraft have significant potential for use in air taxi services in urban markets.…

[ Aircraft Orders and Deliveries ]May 25, 2019 8:00 am ET
By Thomas Pallini

More than Just a Flying Billboard: Inside the Goodyear Blimp

If you were watching the PGA Golf Tournament at Bethpage Black on television this weekend, there’s a good chance that part of the live feed on your television came from the Goodyear Blimp. A frequent attendee at many of the country’s most notable sporting events, the massive airship with the…