Vertical Flight Society

The Electric VTOL News for March 18 is online! Read the Vertical Flight Society's premier resource for?advanced air mobility #AAM news. This issue includes #avgeek updates from Archer, BETA TECHNOLOGIES, Joby Aviation, Lilium, Sikorsky, Supernal, Vertical Aerospace, Volocopter, Wisk, ZeroAvia and more about #eVTOL aircraft and #hydrogen / #electric #rotorcraft #aviation: https://lnkd.in/g4g2jJa8 Register today for the VFS 4th Annual #H2aero Symposium on April 2-3 in Long Beach, California! www.vtol.org/h2symposium #VerticalFlight #technology #innovation #VTOLsociety #eCTOL #H2flight #H2aviation

ADAC Luftrettung, ?AMTC Flugrettung and Airbus Helicopters have signed an agreement for the purchase of ten?H140?helicopters, of which each operator will receive five. The German and Austrian helicopter emergency medical services operators are amongst the launch customers for the new H140 helicopter that was unveiled today at the vertical lift industry show, VERTICON, in Dallas, Texas. For ADAC Luftrettung, the agreement also includes the acquisition of three?H135?helicopters and one?H145. “ADAC Luftrettung played a key role in the development of the EC135 as early as the 1990s and has been instrumental over the past 30 years in establishing this helicopter as the backbone of modern air rescue in Germany and Europe. With around 780,000 ADAC air rescue missions and hundreds of thousands of patients transported, the H135 family is the heart of our fleet. This is why it has been essential for us to closely support Airbus in the development of the new H140 helicopter in the last few years — bringing our expertise from more than 1.3 million HEMS missions and with the clear goal of making the H140 the best HEMS helicopter for our missions,” said Frédéric Bruder, CEO of ADAC Luftrettung. “We were very honoured when Airbus invited us together with our partners from ADAC to contribute and to be part of the development of the H140. This interesting journey allowed us to incorporate our valuable operational expertise from daily air rescue missions, alongside the extensive technical experience of our colleagues at Helikopter Air Transport GmbH. By integrating these insights, we are helping to further enhance efficiency, safety, and cost-effectiveness in high-level air rescue operations with this new helicopter,” said Marco Trefanitz, CEO of ?AMTC Flugrettung. ADAC Luftrettung, one of the biggest HEMS operators in Europe, uses 60 Airbus helicopters from their 38 stations. In 2024, the EMS operator responded to around 50,000 often life-saving missions. ?AMTC Flugrettung operates 32 H135 helicopters from 18 permanent bases and 4 additional winter bases in Austria. Last year, the operator flew more than 22,000 missions, with an average of 61 missions per day. The H140 raises the bar, in the light twin-engined category, for performance, cost-effectiveness, and passenger and crew comfort. It is a 3-tonne class rotorcraft that complements Airbus Helicopters' current light twin offering for the emergency medical services, passenger transport, and private and business aviation markets. The entry into service of the helicopter is planned in 2028 for the emergency medical services segment. #AirbusHelicopters #H140 #VERTICON2025

Plan to tune in on Wednesday, March 19 to hear what VFS Director of Strategy Mike Hirschberg has to say about #hydrogen for electric vertical flight — #H2eVTOL Only $30 to attend this in-depth webinar on the state of the hydrogen industry in the US. Hear from leaders and experts at this pivotal time. Check out the comprehensive agenda: https://www.hysky.org

The Airbus H140 is here and so is the latest edition of Rotor so you can read all about it. “For those who are passionate about aviation, there is always something exciting about the unveiling of a brand-new aircraft,” says Bruno Even in this edition’s editorial. At the unveiling last week at VERTICON in Dallas, the excitement from the industry crystallised into something special, with more than 74 commitments for the H140. It’s clear that operators are persuaded that the H140 is ideal for their requirements and the reason for such immediate success is that it makes perfect sense to operators – because it was designed in partnership with them. As Even says, “We are confident the H140’s spacious cabin will generate interest from commercial transport operators and from private and business aviation customers around the world and we worked hand in hand with some of the biggest companies delivering HEMS operations to get their feedback and create a product that will make a difference in the most urgent of situations.” Subscribe to Rotor magazine to get an in depth look at the brand-new helicopter and many more stories delivered straight to your inbox this week: https://lnkd.in/gSRNwBkE #AirbusHelicopters #RotorMagazine

Plan to tune in on Wednesday, March 19 to hear what VFS Director of Strategy Mike Hirschberg has to say about #hydrogen for electric vertical flight — #H2eVTOL Only $30 to attend this in-depth webinar on the state of the hydrogen industry in the US. Hear from leaders and experts at this pivotal time. Check out the comprehensive agenda: https://www.hysky.org

The Vertical Flight Society's Southern California Chapter and the Vertical Aviation International (VAI) association are hosting a special event at Robinson Helicopter Company in Torrance, California, on Sat, April 5: "Advancing #Rotorcraft #Firefighting: Operational Lessons & Innovation Summit,” in response to the recent #wildfires in Los Angeles: https://lnkd.in/gTuYVCva #Robinson?#R22?#R44?#R66?#R88?#Helicopter?#VTOL?#VTOLsavesLives?#HelicoptersSaveLives?#VTOLsociety?#VFS

The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) — the world’s leading non-profit organization working to advance #VerticalFlight and advanced air mobility (#AAM) — is holding its 4th Annual H2-Aero Symposium on April 2–3 in Long Beach, California + online! This is the world's largest and longest-running in-person #H2 aviation event, and features executives and experts from industry, government and academia. Check out our press release: https://lnkd.in/eTrwnjED #H2flight #H2aero #H2aviation #H2aircraft #H2 #Hydrogen #HydrogenAviation #Aviation #AvGeek #H2eVTOL #H2eCTOL #eVTOL

Shooting out of the gates with our first production of the Jetson ONE then coming in for a smooth landing on a beautiful rainy day. Rain or shine we are out in the field verifying the first unit; and we are happy to say it has passed each test with flying colors. #Jetson #eVTOL #Aviation #PersonalFlight #Insta360

New partnership announced today between Archer and Palantir Technologies that aims to build the #AI foundation for next-gen #aviation #technology! Palantir Foundry and AIP will accelerate the scaling of Archer’s #eVTOL aircraft manufacturing at its facilities in Georgia and Silicon Valley, with the intent to advance the development of software solutions: https://lnkd.in/gw8zBpbZ ? This would include the development of #ArtificalIntelligence software to improve air traffic control (#ATC), movement control and route planning, with the goal of improving efficiency, safety and affordability. The Vertical Flight Society appreciates Archer Aviation as one of our corporate members supporting #rotorcraft #eVTOL #verticalflight #helicopter #technology: https://lnkd.in/gmAi3irt

Reserve your hotel room by March 14 (this Friday) to stay at the Hilton venue hotel at a deep discount for our #H2Aero Symposium in Long Beach, California! www.vtol.org/h2symposium Join us April 2-3 to discuss #H2 #fuelcell #aviation with experts from government and companies. Attendees are also invited to SAE International's?AE-5CH Hydrogen Airport Taskgroup?meeting on April 1.?The Vertical Flight Society's 4th annual event on #H2flight is the world's longest running symposium on #hydrogen #eVTOL #eCTOL #technology. Speakers at the event represent groups including H2FLY, Joby Aviation, ZeroAvia, Aurora Flight Sciences, CAA International - Part of the UK CAA, Federal Aviation Administration, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Hydroplane, Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories, Inc., PowerCell Group, M4 Engineering, Inc., SAE and NEOM Green Hydrogen Company.