Electric air taxi maker Archer hits back at Joby in countersuit alleging concealed Chinese ties

Electric air taxi maker Archer hits back at Joby in countersuit alleging concealed Chinese ties

Electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation responded to a lawsuit Monday with its own counterclaims that rival Joby Aviation allegedly defrauded the U.S. government and its competitors by falsely presenting itself as an American-made company. The counterclaim, filed in federal court, alleges Joby relied on a Chinese manufacturing subsidiary to source critical components from Chinese…

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New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification

New FAA program will let eVTOL startups test some operations before full certification

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a new pilot program that will let electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) startups test some operations before they receive full regulatory certification. It’s a potentially big change for these companies, as they’ve spent the last few years performing limited test flights of their aircraft while working toward…

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