Air TaxiJoby’s New ANA, SK Telecom Partnerships Will Introduce Air Taxis in Japan and South Korea This week, Joby Aviation and ANA HOLDINGS—parent company of All Nippon Airways (ANA)—announced their joint efforts to establish aerial ridesharing services in Japan. The collaboration includes infrastructure development, air traffic management, pilot…
Air TaxiArcher Aviation Completes First Hover Flight with Maker eVTOL Archer Aviation just announced completion of the first successful hover flight of its Maker aircraft which took place last week on Dec. 16. Archer is one of only a few companies making…
Air TaxiAustralia Prepares for UAM with EmbraerX and Airservices CONOPS As the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis advances, other partners in the industry are working on developing plans for their integration into airspace. In Australia, EmbraerX, an…
Air TaxiLilium to Launch New Electric Air Mobility Network in Florida Lake Nona, Florida will be the new home to an electric air mobility network with the help of Munich-based Lilium, Tavistock Development Company, and the City of Orlando come 2025, according to…
Air TaxiU.S. Air Force Leaders Witness Manned eVTOL Demonstration by LIFT Aircraft’s HEXA Leadership from the U.S. Air Force observed a manned demonstration of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft last week near Austin, Texas, as first reported by eVTOL.news. Secretary of the…
Air TaxiWhat the First Passenger Air Taxi Services Will Look Like The early days of passenger air taxi service are likely to be more conventional than one would expect from what has been hyped as a transportation revolution. The aircraft will, of course,…
Air TaxiSearching for Early Use Cases for eVTOL Aircraft With the vision of urban air taxis many years away from fruition, advocates for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are looking for early use cases to build public acceptance, deliver…
Air TaxiDefining the Market for Air Taxis: Short Urban Hops, or Longer-Range Transport? For all the hype surrounding high-speed urban air taxis, Munich, Germany-based consultancy Roland Berger believes that shorter distance, on-demand urban use case accounts for just 10 percent of the potential market for…
Air TaxiAgility Prime ‘Air Race to Certification’ Moves Ahead, Air Force Examines eVTOL Supply Chains Air Force leaders working to support the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in the United States acknowledge that this new segment of aerospace will require a robust supply chain…
Air TaxiEASA Releases Next Piece of Regulatory Guidance for Electric Air Taxis Following the publication of a Special Condition for hybrid-electric and electric VTOL aircraft last year, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released some details on how manufacturers can reach compliance in…