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Joby Air Taxi Prototype Bites the Dust During Test Flight, Crashes in California
Joby Air Taxi Prototype Bites the Dust During Test Flight, Crashes in California

18 Feb 2022, 09:05 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / All is not always well on the eVTOL front. One of Joby Aviation's pre-production aircraft crashes during a test flight in California.

 
Radical Long-Range Cargo Drone Takes to the Sky, Can Recharge Its Batteries in Flight
Radical Long-Range Cargo Drone Takes to the Sky, Can Recharge Its Batteries in Flight

18 Feb 2022, 05:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A successful startup managed by a FedEx veteran has just conducted the first successful flight of an autonomous air cargo carrier promising an impressive range

 
Prosperity I Air Taxi Is Ready to Conquer the Urban Sky, Nailed Its Transition Test Flight
Prosperity I Air Taxi Is Ready to Conquer the Urban Sky, Nailed Its Transition Test Flight

17 Feb 2022, 14:14 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / AutoFlight's promising Prosperity I eVTOL air taxi successfully completed the proof-of-concept transition test flight and there's footage to prove it

 
New Air Taxi Ride Sharing Platform to Boost Southeast Asia’s Future Green Aviation
New Air Taxi Ride Sharing Platform to Boost Southeast Asia’s Future Green Aviation

17 Feb 2022, 09:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Vertical Aerospace's top-level eVTOL will be at the center of ride sharing services in Southeast Asia, thanks to a new major purchase

 
Volocopter Set to Launch Flying Taxis in Singapore Within the Next 2 Years
Volocopter Set to Launch Flying Taxis in Singapore Within the Next 2 Years

15 Feb 2022, 13:07 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Urban air mobility developer Volocopter is on track to receive all necessary operating licenses from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency

 
Joby's New Collab Aims to Start an Aerial Ridesharing Service in Japan, Toyota Joins In
Joby's New Collab Aims to Start an Aerial Ridesharing Service in Japan, Toyota Joins In

15 Feb 2022, 08:33 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Joby Aviation signs new partnership with Japan's largest airline, aiming to establish an aerial ridesharing service in the country. Toyota joins in

 
Rolls-Royce to Boost Luxury eVTOL Services and Infrastructure at Future Vertiports
Rolls-Royce to Boost Luxury eVTOL Services and Infrastructure at Future Vertiports

14 Feb 2022, 09:29 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Luxembourg-based Luxaviation brings luxury to the eVTOL game, and Rolls-Royce will support this innovative project on a large-scale

 
Future Hybrid-Electric VTOL With a 1,000-Mile Range Ready to Change U.S. Regional Travel
Future Hybrid-Electric VTOL With a 1,000-Mile Range Ready to Change U.S. Regional Travel

11 Feb 2022, 05:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Electric vehicle and hyperloop technology experts have founded a startup that's gearing up to revolutionize regional travel with a hybrid-electric VTOL

 
The eVTOL With a Record Number of Pre-Orders to Boast a Top-Level Composite Fuselage
The eVTOL With a Record Number of Pre-Orders to Boast a Top-Level Composite Fuselage

9 Feb 2022, 03:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This eVTOL manufacturer is backed by some of the biggest players in the industry, including Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, and now Leonardo

 
This American eVTOL Is Gearing up to Pioneer Aerial Ridesharing in South Korea
This American eVTOL Is Gearing up to Pioneer Aerial Ridesharing in South Korea

8 Feb 2022, 05:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Soon enough, taking an air taxi every day will become a regular thing for urban communities, as well as switching from land ridesharing to aerial ridesharing

 
The Famous Personal Electric Aircraft Is Back, Gives Water Fun a Whole New Meaning
The Famous Personal Electric Aircraft Is Back, Gives Water Fun a Whole New Meaning

4 Feb 2022, 03:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The next-level personal electric aircraft that conquered the world looks just as exciting flying right above the water as it did racing trough the forest

 
USAF Is Betting on a Stealthy Amphibious Hoverjet That Cuts Through the Air at 700 MPH
USAF Is Betting on a Stealthy Amphibious Hoverjet That Cuts Through the Air at 700 MPH

3 Feb 2022, 06:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This crazy three-mode high-speed autonomous aircraft can take-off vertically and land on water, on ice, or anywhere else, delivering high crucial payloads

 
Arctic Bird-Inspired Long-Range eVTOL for Cargo Operations Starts U.S. Army Testing
Arctic Bird-Inspired Long-Range eVTOL for Cargo Operations Starts U.S. Army Testing

1 Feb 2022, 06:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Army will conduct flight tests for Beta Technologies' Alia 250 eVOL, seen as a promising solution for cargo and logistics operations

 
AutoFlight's eVTOL Has Got What It Takes to Be an Air Taxi and There's Footage to Prove It
AutoFlight's eVTOL Has Got What It Takes to Be an Air Taxi and There's Footage to Prove It

28 Jan 2022, 10:32 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Prosperity I is AutoFlight's approach on eVTOL air taxis, promising to fly over 150 miles on a charge, at a maximum cruising speed of 124 mph

 
Boeing Pumps Almost Half a Billion Into Wisk’s Self-Flying Air Taxi Development
Boeing Pumps Almost Half a Billion Into Wisk’s Self-Flying Air Taxi Development

24 Jan 2022, 13:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Wisk, an urban air-mobility company, has secured a $450 million investment from Boeing to accelerate the development of its sixth-gen eVTOL aircraft

 
Joby Aviation Claims Its Air Taxi Recently Achieved the Fastest Flight of an eVTOL to Date
Joby Aviation Claims Its Air Taxi Recently Achieved the Fastest Flight of an eVTOL to Date

24 Jan 2022, 09:05 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Joby Aviation announced that it achieved the fastest flight of an eVTOL to date, with its air taxi reaching a top speed of 205 mph (330 kph).

 
Hyundai’s Supernal Invests in the World’s Smallest Airport, for Drone and eVTOL Operations
Hyundai’s Supernal Invests in the World’s Smallest Airport, for Drone and eVTOL Operations

24 Jan 2022, 08:07 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A British startup that's developing futuristic vertiports is now officially backed by Hyundai's Urban Air Mobility division

 
Zuri, the Czech New-Gen Hybrid VTOL With a 435-Mile Range, Officially Unveiled
Zuri, the Czech New-Gen Hybrid VTOL With a 435-Mile Range, Officially Unveiled

24 Jan 2022, 06:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / After recently having conducted the aircraft's first successful hover test, the Czech company is officially launching its hybrid VTOL, Zuri 2.0

 
USAF Writes History With the First Government Remotely-Piloted eVTOL Flight
USAF Writes History With the First Government Remotely-Piloted eVTOL Flight

24 Jan 2022, 05:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Air Force conducted the first official flights of an eVTOL, using the California-made Heaviside electric aircraft

 
EHang Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Manufacturer Lands Its Largest Air Taxi Pre-Order in Japan
EHang Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Manufacturer Lands Its Largest Air Taxi Pre-Order in Japan

21 Jan 2022, 14:01 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle manufacturer EHang lands its largest pre-order in Japan for its EH216 electric air taxi