MilitaryAFWERX Mulls Software and Hardware Efforts For eVTOL Aircraft to Pass Sniper Pod Data The U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, AFWERX, is considering hardware and software efforts under the Project Fast Open X-Platform Agile Combat Employment (FOX-ACE) to pass targeting data from Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sniper pods and…
Air TaxiPlana Selects Battery Supplier for Hybrid-Electric Air Taxi Plana, a company based in South Korea developing hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced this week that it has selected an electric powertrain supplier. Plana signed a Letter of Intent…
MilitaryAptima Evaluates eVTOL Pilot Training Requirements Through USAF Contract The company Aptima revealed in August that it was awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force to evaluate necessary skills and training for pilots of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
Air TaxiSAUDIA Plans to Buy 100 Lilium Jets for eVTOL Operations in Saudi Arabia The airline Saudia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lilium, an electric air taxi developer, to develop a network of electric vertical take-off and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft operations across Saudi…
Air TaxiEcocopter and Airbus Explore Urban Air Mobility in Latin America Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding last month with helicopter operator Ecocopter to collaborate in launching urban air mobility services in Latin America. Ecocopter’s fleet is primarily made up of Airbus helicopters,…
Air TaxiJoby Applies for Certification of its eVTOL in Japan Joby Aviation announced this week that it has completed the formal application to certify its electric air taxi with the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau. Joby has applied specifically for validation of the…
Air TaxiCEO and CCO of Hyundai’s Supernal Talk eVTOL Development Orlando, Fla. — Supernal, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, is developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. It was announced this week that Supernal signed an agreement with Honeywell…
Air TaxiEve Partners with Blade for eVTOL Pilot Project in India ORLANDO, Fla. — Embraer's Eve Air Mobility recently announced a strategic partnership with FlyBlade India to further develop the urban air mobility ecosystem in India. FlyBlade India is a joint venture between…
Air TaxiAdvanced Air Mobility Startup Plana Raises $9M in Pre-Series A Funding Korean startup Plana recently concluded its pre-series A funding round with a total of $9 million (USD). The company is developing a concept for a hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
Air TaxiDelta Invests $60M in Joby as Part of New Partnership Delta Air Lines has entered into a long-term partnership with Joby Aviation to launch electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft services. The airline also made an upfront equity investment in Joby…