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Overair Receives $145M in Funding, Plans to Fly Its Butterfly eVTOL Next Year
Overair Receives $145M in Funding, Plans to Fly Its Butterfly eVTOL Next Year

15 Jun 2022, 10:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Air mobility company Overair is getting closer to flying a prototype of its Butterfly next year, thanks to a recent funding of $145 million

 
Hyundai’s Urban Air Mobility Division to Unveil Its Future Air Taxi at the Upcoming FIA
Hyundai’s Urban Air Mobility Division to Unveil Its Future Air Taxi at the Upcoming FIA

15 Jun 2022, 03:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Supernal, the young aerospace division of Hyundai Motor Group, will delight the 2022 FIA visitors with a glimpse into the air taxi flight experience

 
Wisk Aero's Electric Air Taxi is planning to Conquer the Skies of Australia
Wisk Aero's Electric Air Taxi is planning to Conquer the Skies of Australia

13 Jun 2022, 07:19 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Wisk Aero wants to bring its autonomous electric air taxi to Australia and signed a partnership with Queensland's local government to make that happen

 
Pioneering Vertiport in Canada to Be Built at a Former U.S. Air Force Base
Pioneering Vertiport in Canada to Be Built at a Former U.S. Air Force Base

13 Jun 2022, 04:36 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An aerospace company in Canada is working with the UK-based UAP vertiport developer to bring a pioneering hub for air taxis in the country

 
Fixar Unveils New Long-Range eVTOL Aircraft That Can Fly 186 Miles on a Single Charge
Fixar Unveils New Long-Range eVTOL Aircraft That Can Fly 186 Miles on a Single Charge

10 Jun 2022, 11:01 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Fixar unveiled a new eVTOL model that boasts increased flight range and payload capabilities, making it suitable for a variety of commercial applications

 
AutoFlight's New Test Flight Video Reveals the Latest Design of Its Prosperity I Air Taxi
AutoFlight's New Test Flight Video Reveals the Latest Design of Its Prosperity I Air Taxi

8 Jun 2022, 13:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Chinese eVTOL developer AutoFlight releases a new video of its Prosperity I being tested. This version is very close to the final design of the air taxi.

 
Eve and Falcon Aviation Team Up to Bring Air Taxis to Dubai
Eve and Falcon Aviation Team Up to Bring Air Taxis to Dubai

7 Jun 2022, 17:43 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Eve and Falcon Aviation Services joined forces to bring electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to Dubai

 
Volocopter's Fixed-Wing Flying Taxi, the VoloConnect, Completes Maiden Flight
Volocopter's Fixed-Wing Flying Taxi, the VoloConnect, Completes Maiden Flight

7 Jun 2022, 14:32 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / VoloConnect has successfully completed its first flight. The aircraft flew for two minutes and 14 seconds and it performed several maneuvers

 
The Silent, Ultra-Efficient Jaunt Journey Air Taxi to Write History in Canada
The Silent, Ultra-Efficient Jaunt Journey Air Taxi to Write History in Canada

2 Jun 2022, 05:57 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Jaunt Air Mobility is ready to introduce air taxi services using the Journey eVTOL in Quebec, Canada, together with a vertiport developer.

 
Embraer Offshoot Taps Porsche to Help With eVTOLs
Embraer Offshoot Taps Porsche to Help With eVTOLs

1 Jun 2022, 11:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Embraer-born company Eve Holding struck a deal with Porsche Consulting to look into the logistics of making electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles

 
Lilium's Highly Acclaimed eVTOL Jet Reaches New Milestone, Gets One Step Closer To Launch
Lilium's Highly Acclaimed eVTOL Jet Reaches New Milestone, Gets One Step Closer To Launch

1 Jun 2022, 09:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / German aircraft developer Lilium has reached a new milestone with its eVTOL jet demonstrator, achieving main wing transition.

 
Japan’s Largest Car Sharing Operator to Develop eVTOL Infrastructure for Air Taxis
Japan’s Largest Car Sharing Operator to Develop eVTOL Infrastructure for Air Taxis

1 Jun 2022, 03:27 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Will air taxis replace conventional taxis entirely? Perhaps there's a long way to go before even considering that, but the first vertiports are coming soon

 
Chinese eVTOL Manufacturer EHang Continues Its Asian Expansion, Lands in Thailand
Chinese eVTOL Manufacturer EHang Continues Its Asian Expansion, Lands in Thailand

27 May 2022, 14:53 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Chinese eVTOL manufacturer EHang continues its Asian expansion and announces a new partnership, this time with a company from Thailand.

 
Jetson Releases New Footage of Its Popular Flying Car That Anyone Can Buy and Operate
Jetson Releases New Footage of Its Popular Flying Car That Anyone Can Buy and Operate

19 May 2022, 13:39 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Jetson Aero comes back with fresh footage of its popular ONE eVTOL flying above trees, just to remind its customers that the personal flying car is on its way

 
Overair Signs New Partnership to Bring Its Butterfly eVTOL to Los Angeles
Overair Signs New Partnership to Bring Its Butterfly eVTOL to Los Angeles

18 May 2022, 08:43 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / eVTOL developer Overair and Urban Movement Labs teamed up to bring advanced urban air mobility to Los Angeles and its surrounding areas

 
Microsoft to Launch a Pioneering Aerospace Cloud System for Air Taxi Operations
Microsoft to Launch a Pioneering Aerospace Cloud System for Air Taxi Operations

18 May 2022, 01:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Microsoft is officially working on a digital platform specifically developed for future UAM operations, together with German eVTOL company Volocopter

 
Ryse Recon Aims to Have Farmers Fly Above Their Crops in Their Personal eVTOL Aircraft
Ryse Recon Aims to Have Farmers Fly Above Their Crops in Their Personal eVTOL Aircraft

17 May 2022, 10:01 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / A new eVTOL was recently unveiled in California and it is a modular aircraft designed for personal use and targeting especially the rural sector

 
A “Magical” Californian Motor to Power the CityAirbus Ultra-Silent Air Taxi
A “Magical” Californian Motor to Power the CityAirbus Ultra-Silent Air Taxi

12 May 2022, 04:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / California-based MAGicALL will provide a custom version of its new-generation electric motor to Airbus for its innovative ultra-silent eVTOL

 
Joby Aviation Teamed Up With NASA to Demonstrate How Quiet Its Electric Air Taxi Is
Joby Aviation Teamed Up With NASA to Demonstrate How Quiet Its Electric Air Taxi Is

11 May 2022, 09:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Joby Aviation put its electric air taxi to the test to find out its acoustic footprint. The noise level of the eVTOL was measured using NASA's technology

 
Israeli Startup Unveils Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype Air One for Personal Flight
Israeli Startup Unveils Full-Scale eVTOL Prototype Air One for Personal Flight

9 May 2022, 19:38 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / AIR unveiled the full-scale prototype of its Air One "flying car" at the Kentucky Derby. The company plans to start hover testing this year