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Archer Joins Forces With California’s Biggest Air Carrier
Archer Joins Forces With California’s Biggest Air Carrier

15 Jul 2024, 09:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Southwest Airlines and Archer aim to bring streamlined door-to-door passenger trips to folks in California using the Stellantis-backed Midnight eVTOL

 
Australia Takes Another Step Toward the Development of an Air Taxi Infrastructure
Australia Takes Another Step Toward the Development of an Air Taxi Infrastructure

12 Jul 2024, 10:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A newly-released action plan in the state of Victoria will help speed up the process of developing vertiports by companies like Skyportz

 
Lilium’s Electric Jet Propulsion Unit Nails First Test in Germany
Lilium’s Electric Jet Propulsion Unit Nails First Test in Germany

27 Jun 2024, 07:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The pioneering eVTOL jet designed and built in Germany is one step closer to kicking off piloted test flights, after this successful propulsion unit test

 
German-designed eVTOL Jets to Start Operating in South Florida by 2026
German-designed eVTOL Jets to Start Operating in South Florida by 2026

25 Jun 2024, 13:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Infrastructure expert joins the newly-launched UrbanLink operator and German eVTOL jet maker Lilium on their way to launching air taxi operations in the US

 
Archer Unveils Automotive-Style Battery Manufacturing Line for eVTOLs in California
Archer Unveils Automotive-Style Battery Manufacturing Line for eVTOLs in California

13 May 2024, 06:23 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The California-based Archer Aviation inaugurated a brand-new battery pack manufacturing line at its facility in San Jose

 
Ras Al Khaimah Will Boast an Advanced Vertiport Network in Just Three Years
Ras Al Khaimah Will Boast an Advanced Vertiport Network in Just Three Years

9 May 2024, 06:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One of the most popular tourist destinations in the UAE is planning to boast a state-of-the-art vertiport network for air taxi operations as soon as 2027

 
Three Different EHang eVTOLs Complete Multiple Autonomous Flights in Abu Dhabi
Three Different EHang eVTOLs Complete Multiple Autonomous Flights in Abu Dhabi

8 May 2024, 06:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Chinese EH216-S, EH216-L, and EH216-F demonstrated pilotless flights in Abu Dhabi, the first of their kind in the UAE

 
Newly-launched US Airline Will Operate German-made eVTOL Jets in South Florida
Newly-launched US Airline Will Operate German-made eVTOL Jets in South Florida

7 May 2024, 11:23 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Get ready for all-electric flights from Miami to Fort Lauderdale following a historic purchase of 20 eVTOL jets made by the German Lilium company

 
EHang to Set Up Regional Headquarters in Abu Dhabi
EHang to Set Up Regional Headquarters in Abu Dhabi

30 Apr 2024, 11:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Chinese eVTOL maker is amplifying its presence in the UAE and Abu Dhabi in particular with plans to set up regional headquarters here soon

 
Californian Joby Air Taxis Could Soon Be Flying Between Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Californian Joby Air Taxis Could Soon Be Flying Between Abu Dhabi and Dubai

26 Apr 2024, 12:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Joby had won the exclusive right to operate air taxi services in Dubai and now it also signed an agreement for Abu Dhabi, opening exciting prospects

 
Watch The Alia-250 eVTOL Nail Its Full Transition With a Pilot in the Cockpit
Watch The Alia-250 eVTOL Nail Its Full Transition With a Pilot in the Cockpit

24 Apr 2024, 07:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Vermont company's flagship aircraft completed the most important element in eVTOL testing, switching from hover to cruising and back

 
This American Flying Car Is the 1,000th Design Registered in the World eVTOL Directory
This American Flying Car Is the 1,000th Design Registered in the World eVTOL Directory

23 Apr 2024, 11:21 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / There are now officially 1,000 eVTOL designs catalogued in the World eVTOL Directory, and the latest one to be added is the one developed by Doroni Aerospace

 
Japan’s Biggest Helicopter Charter Company to Operate 50 Electric Air Taxis
Japan’s Biggest Helicopter Charter Company to Operate 50 Electric Air Taxis

18 Apr 2024, 06:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Embraer's AAM company secured an important pre-order from one of the biggest names in Japan's public aviation sector for its all-electric eVTOLs

 
Czech Hybrid-Electric VTOL Maker Launches a Large-Scale Testbed
Czech Hybrid-Electric VTOL Maker Launches a Large-Scale Testbed

18 Apr 2024, 05:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Zuri is showing off its brand-new, large-scale testbed for its hybrid-electric VTOL at this year's Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany

 
Swedish Vertiport Company Partners With One of the First Spanish eVTOL Makers
Swedish Vertiport Company Partners With One of the First Spanish eVTOL Makers

15 Apr 2024, 08:21 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Two startups in the AAM industry are joining forces to advance an innovative infrastructure concept and an autonomous, all-electric aircraft

 
Green Light for EHang to Kick Off Mass Production of Its Autonomous Air Taxi
Green Light for EHang to Kick Off Mass Production of Its Autonomous Air Taxi

8 Apr 2024, 10:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Chinese eVTOL maker officially holds the record for three pioneering certificates for its pilot-less passenger-carrying electric aircraft

 
First Chinese “Prosperity” Electric Air Taxi Delivered to an Operator in Japan
First Chinese “Prosperity” Electric Air Taxi Delivered to an Operator in Japan

5 Apr 2024, 07:34 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The only eVTOL designed by automotive designer Frank Stephenson recently became the first ton-class eVTOL to be delivered to a civilian customer

 
Another Chinese Electric Air Taxi Is Ready to Make Waves in the Global Market
Another Chinese Electric Air Taxi Is Ready to Make Waves in the Global Market

3 Apr 2024, 13:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Ambitious startup wants to launch China's first domestically-made eVTOL with a tilt-rotor configuration designed for urban passenger flights

 
Midnight Air Taxi’s Battery Packs Pass Extreme Tests With Flying Colors
Midnight Air Taxi’s Battery Packs Pass Extreme Tests With Flying Colors

29 Mar 2024, 10:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Californian eVTOL maker is inches away from getting its electric aircraft FAA-certified, which has a lot to do with its proprietary battery packs

 
Watch Out for the First LG-Enabled Urban-Air Port Platform for Air Taxis
Watch Out for the First LG-Enabled Urban-Air Port Platform for Air Taxis

26 Mar 2024, 13:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / London-based Urban-Air Port and LG Electronics plan to develop what will be the most advanced, seamlessly connected vertiport