Air TaxiLilium Signs Agreements With Air-Dynamic and ASL Group This week, Lilium and Air-Dynamic SA signed an agreement that includes pre-delivery payments for up to five of Lilium’s eVTOL aircraft. Air-Dynamic is a private jet and helicopter company based in Switzerland.…
Air TaxiDOT Wants Public Input on AAM Acceptance in U.S. Skies To prepare a blueprint for advanced air mobility (AAM) operations in the U.S., the Department of Transportation is calling for public input on safety challenges and general acceptance of air taxis and…
Air TaxiUpdates on the AIR ONE eVTOL from CEO Rani Plaut Avionics caught up with the CEO of AIR, Rani Plaut, on the company’s latest progress and its goals for the AIR ONE eVTOL aircraft. AIR first unveiled its eVTOL and began accepting…
MilitaryU.S. Air Force Extends Contract with Joby by $55M Joby Aviation announced this week that its Agility Prime contract with the U.S. Air Force has been extended for a third time. The total contract is now valued up to $131 million,…
Air TaxiEvFly Chooses Volatus as Exclusive Provider of eVTOL Infrastructure Volatus Infrastructure and EvFly just signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) naming Volatus as the exclusive provider of electric vertical take-off and landing infrastructure and charging stations to enable EvFly’s projects related…
Air TaxiPLANA Wins iF Design Award On April 17, 2023, South Korean aircraft developer PLANA announced that it won a highly-coveted iF Design Award. Winning in the Professional Concept category, this recognition highlights the developer’s commitment to its…
Air TaxiQ&A With the New CFO of Overair Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Overair recently announced the appointment of a new CFO, Tom Whayne. He previously served as chief strategy officer of Maxar Technologies and as CFO…
Air TaxiVolocopter Opens eVTOL Production Facilities in Germany Volocopter recently announced that it has opened its production facilities in Bruchsal, Germany, including a new hangar and airfield. The company has been expanding its production setup at this location for the…
Air TaxiArcher and United Announce Plans for First Commercial eVTOL Route in Chicago Archer Aviation and United Airlines announced the first commercial route for eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft—from Newark Airport to a heliport in downtown Manhattan—last November. Today, the companies announced another…
Air TaxiLilium's Tech Demonstrator Hits Targeted Maximum Speed Earlier this month, eVTOL developer Lilium achieved a significant milestone. Its Phoenix 2 tech demonstrator aircraft hit the targeted maximum speed during a flight test—about 155 mph, or 136Kts (250+ km/h). This…