Air TaxieVTOL Certification: Where Are They Now and the Challenges that Still Lie Ahead There are questions about how realistic the predictions are concerning the commercial launch of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the next three to four years. While there are many…
Air TaxiBETA Receives $368 Million in New Funding from Fidelity and Amazon BETA Technologies received $368 million during a new funding round from new and returning investors who included Fidelity Management & Research Company, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, and RedBird Capital, the company announced…
Air TaxiVolocopter Debuts New Aircraft for Intra-City Missions Volocopter, the German urban air mobility (UAM) company, is releasing its second electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft design geared towards more passenger capacity and longer range flights to connect suburbs…
Air TaxiWhy Are Batteries a Problem for eVTOLs? Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft have unique battery challenges that will require developers to change how they think about battery systems and the designs of electric vehicles, Michael Armstrong, chief…
Air TaxiHow is Canada Approaching Advanced Air Mobility? One in five aircraft in Canada will be flying with zero emissions by 2040, JR Hammond, executive director of the Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM), said during a panel at the…
Air TaxiUPS Purchases Beta's eVTOL Aircraft UPS is purchasing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies through its Flight Forward program and is expected to receive the first 10 aircraft by 2024, according to an…
Air TaxiAir Taxis Likely to Not Deploy in Early to Mid 2020s as Predicted, New Report Says Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are still facing many technological, regulatory, and infrastructure hurdles and will likely not deploy in the early-to-mid 2020s as some have predicted, new research from…
Air TaxiWisk Moves Forward with Transport Trial in New Zealand; Adds Insitu Integration Wisk, the company developing the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft Cora, is moving forward with its "Transport Trial" to advance autonomous flight in New Zealand, according to a March 29…
Air TaxiFuel Cell Technology for Larger Aircraft Could Lower Emissions The aerospace industry has proven it can utilize fuel cells for small aircraft. Now, industry experts want to integrate fuel cell technology into larger aircraft and think they can create lower emissions…
Air TaxiLilium Reveals New 7-Seater eVTOL and Merger with Qell Lilium revealed its latest electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the 7-Seater Lilium Jet, as a culmination of four generations of technology demonstrators, according to a March 30 press release published…