Air TaxiJoby Completes Longest eVTOL Test Flight to Date The electric air taxi company Joby Aero completed its longest test flight to date of its full-scale prototype aircraft flying over 150 miles on a single charge of the company’s lithium-ion batteries,…
Air TaxiAir Force Could Be Using Air Taxis in 2023 The U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program has been investing in the development of electric air taxis and could have one of these aircraft in use by 2023, Col. Nathan Diller, AFWERX…
Air TaxiLilium Announces New Partnership to Manufacture Batteries for its eVTOL Aircraft The German electric air taxi company Lilium announced a new partnership with battery manufacturer CUSTOMCELLS to provide batteries for Lilium’s 7-Seater Jet, the company said in a July 28 press release. This…
Air TaxiNASA Awards Electra.aero STTR Contract for eSTOL Aircraft Electra.aero has received a $125,000 small business technology transfer (STTR) contract from NASA to mature its electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, the company announced in a July 27 press release. …
Air TaxiPublic Acceptance or Public Tolerance? Industry Experts Talk AAM Community Integration Electric air taxis are speeding towards their certification and commercial debuts. While there has been lots of attention on the design and capabilities of these aircraft themself, there has been less attention…
Air TaxiElectric Air Taxi Companies Want to be Included in Infrastructure Bill Air taxi companies are calling on Congress to include eligibility for electric aircraft charging infrastructure in the bipartisan infrastructure bill currently being negotiated by Congress and the White House. In a July…
Air TaxiNew Partnership Between Joby, JetBlue and Signature Aims to Create Credits for Clean Flight Technology Joby Aviation, JetBlue Airways, and Signature Flight Support are teaming up to create a new pathway to clean aviation by developing a system of aviation credits for using electric and hydrogen propulsion…
Air Taxi14 New Partners Added to NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility Project NASA has added 13 new companies and one university as partners on its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project that is researching the integration of air taxis and drones into the national airspace,…
Air TaxiAir Taxi Manufacturers Need to Start Thinking About Pilot Training Now There is a consensus in the electric air taxi industry that the first aircraft to emerge in the commercial world will not be autonomous. This begs the question, who will fly them,…
Air TaxiVolocopter Receives Prerequisite Approval from EASA to Begin eVTOL Aircraft Production Volocopter, the German air taxi and drone manufacturer, received a Production Organization Approval (POA) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the prerequisite to beginning production of its electric vertical takeoff…