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Alia’s First Deployment with the Department of Defense Was a Success
Alia’s First Deployment with the Department of Defense Was a Success

30 Jan 2024, 04:59 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The all-electric Alia proved to be better than military transport aircraft in terms of costs, overall resources and efficiency, during simulated missions

 
Archer Gearing Up for Air Taxi Operations in Some of America’s Most Congested Cities
Archer Gearing Up for Air Taxi Operations in Some of America’s Most Congested Cities

18 Jan 2024, 05:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Stellantis-backed Midnight eVTOL is set to offer air taxi flights in the Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas starting next year

 
New Electric Aircraft to Use EV Gear from Maker of "World's Most Power-Dense" Motor
New Electric Aircraft to Use EV Gear from Maker of "World's Most Power-Dense" Motor

16 Jan 2024, 11:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / British electric powertrain producer Equipmake shed a few more details on the electric motor that will power the Bristell B23 Energic electric training aircraft

 
Elysian E9X Is How Airplanes Mutate When the Electric Bug Infects Them
Elysian E9X Is How Airplanes Mutate When the Electric Bug Infects Them

12 Jan 2024, 12:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A Dutch aviation company that traces its roots to famed Fokker announced a new electric aircraft for regional transport, first flight in 2023.

 
Joby Brings Electric Air Taxi Chargers to Southern California
Joby Brings Electric Air Taxi Chargers to Southern California

9 Jan 2024, 06:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first-ever electric air taxi charger in Southern California is being brought by eVTOL maker Joby and Clay Lacy Aviation as part of an air mobility network

 
Californian eVTOL Maker Gearing Up for Air Taxi Services Across Japan
Californian eVTOL Maker Gearing Up for Air Taxi Services Across Japan

11 Dec 2023, 07:13 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Joby is one of the most ambitious and promising eVTOL makers in the US, and it also plans to conquer Japan with its electric aircraft

 
The All-Electric Alia Is Officially Air New Zealand’s First Green Aircraft
The All-Electric Alia Is Officially Air New Zealand’s First Green Aircraft

7 Dec 2023, 07:22 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Air New Zealand has selected the Vermont-based Beta Technologies' Alia CTOL as its first official next generation aircraft

 
Mutant Light Aircraft with Seven Propellers Makes Its First Hybrid-Electric Flight
Mutant Light Aircraft with Seven Propellers Makes Its First Hybrid-Electric Flight

6 Dec 2023, 12:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The EcoPulse hybrid electric aircraft developed by Daher, Safran, and Airbus makes its maiden flight with the extra six propellers working

 
Honeywell Teams Up With German eVTOL Jet Maker Lilium
Honeywell Teams Up With German eVTOL Jet Maker Lilium

6 Dec 2023, 07:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The world's first and only eVTOL jet will owe a great deal of its impressive performance to Honeywell systems, including a thermal management system

 
The $119K Guardian SC1 Is a Pioneering US-built eVTOL for Sustainable Farming
The $119K Guardian SC1 Is a Pioneering US-built eVTOL for Sustainable Farming

5 Dec 2023, 02:41 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The first commercially authorized eVTOL in the US that has already started operating is not an air taxi but a heavy-duty agricultural aviation-grade aircraft

 
Latin America’s First Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Takes Flight
Latin America’s First Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Takes Flight

5 Dec 2023, 01:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Moya Aero has developed and built the first high-capacity, autonomous cargo eVTOL in the Southern Hemisphere and it's now conducting flight tests

 
World’s First Electric Airline Is Betting on Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion
World’s First Electric Airline Is Betting on Hydrogen-Electric Propulsion

29 Nov 2023, 09:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The newly-launched UK airline that wants to pioneer green flights will retrofit its entire fleet with a powerful hydrogen-electric system

 
The $7 Million eVTOL Jet Made in Germany Is Headed for China
The $7 Million eVTOL Jet Made in Germany Is Headed for China

27 Nov 2023, 07:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Lilium has recently secured a strategic launch partner in one of the countries that will account for up to 25 percent of the eVTOL market in the future

 
One of the Top Air Taxi Makers Secures $500 Million Deal in UAE
One of the Top Air Taxi Makers Secures $500 Million Deal in UAE

17 Nov 2023, 09:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The Californian Stellantis-backed Archer scored one of this year's biggest eVTOL sales in terms of value for its Midnight air taxi

 
Watch the Volocopter 2X Take to the Sky in New York for the First Time
Watch the Volocopter 2X Take to the Sky in New York for the First Time

16 Nov 2023, 10:26 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The German air taxi maker participated in one of the most impressive public events with multiple electric aircraft flying in the New York City area

 
Lilium Secures Battery Cell Production for Its Groundbreaking eVTOL Jet
Lilium Secures Battery Cell Production for Its Groundbreaking eVTOL Jet

13 Nov 2023, 02:32 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Volkswagen's battery cell supplier will also support the German eVTOL jet manufacturer with a new gigafactory in Slovakia

 
German-Designed Air Taxi Marks the First-Ever eVTOL Flight in Florida
German-Designed Air Taxi Marks the First-Ever eVTOL Flight in Florida

3 Nov 2023, 03:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Volocopter is the manufacturer that has conducted the first-ever flight of an eVTOL in the state of Florida, during an extensive test flight campaign

 
The German Jet-Powered Luxury Air Taxi Is Gearing Up for the Middle East
The German Jet-Powered Luxury Air Taxi Is Gearing Up for the Middle East

1 Nov 2023, 01:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The German manufacturer will display the Lilium Pioneer Edition Jet at the upcoming Dubai Airshow, following the appointment of its exclusive regional dealer

 
This British Personal Electric Aircraft Is Gearing Up for Piloted Test Flights
This British Personal Electric Aircraft Is Gearing Up for Piloted Test Flights

30 Oct 2023, 03:38 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Skyfly's top-notch engineering team started using a state-of-the-art flight simulator of the Axe personal eVTOL ahead of piloted test flights

 
Bold Spanish Brand Brings Fresh Perspective on Electric Air Mobility
Bold Spanish Brand Brings Fresh Perspective on Electric Air Mobility

27 Oct 2023, 01:37 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The former Umiles Next is now Crisalion, a Spanish electric mobility company determined to make a difference with both electric and autonomous vehicles