Air TaxiThe Latest in Advanced Air Mobility This week, PLANA announced a new strategic partnership with vertiport infrastructure developer BlueNest at the Paris Air Show. This partnership was created to accelerate advanced air mobility (AAM) and vertiport operations by…
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 TaxiPLANA Signs MoUs with LG Uplus and Jeju Air Hybrid eVTOL manufacturer PLANA signed an MoU last month with LG Uplus to conduct joint research on 5G/LTE-based avionics data communications for urban air mobility (UAM). They will collaborate on the development…
Air TaxiLIFT Conducts First Piloted eVTOL Flights in Japan This week, LIFT Aircraft announced that it has completed the first piloted eVTOL demonstration flights in Japan. Following the nine flights completed in Osaka this week, the demonstration tour will continue in…
RegulationConcerns Raised Over the Ability of the FAA to Efficiently Certify eVTOLs The certification processes created by the FAA may not be efficient and modern enough to enable the timely approval of a slew of new technologies under development, such as electric vertical take-off…
Electrification and SustainabilityTrends in Mobility: Electric Aircraft, Drone Delivery, and Autonomous Flight The investment firm UP.Partners just released a report detailing current micro and macro trends in mobility. The “Moving World Report” explores the rapid progress in innovation for the transportation industry. It also…