Air TaxiJoby Moves Forward on eVTOL Infrastructure with New Partnership to Build Skyports Joby Aviation announced a new partnership that will give the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker exclusive access to rooftop infrastructure in key metropolitan areas in the U.S. to build…
Air TaxiPorsche and Boeing to Explore ‘Premium’ Urban Air Mobility Market The latest auto company to invest in the urban air mobility space is Porsche, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Boeing to explore the premium urban air mobility market, according to the…
Air TaxiOn a Mission for Airbus, Voom Enters the U.S. On-Demand Helicopter Market The battle for market share in urban air mobility (UAM) is ramping up as Airbus’ on-demand helicopter service, Voom, launches operations in the United States, beginning with five destinations in the San…
Air TaxiDefining the Technical Challenges for eVTOLs and On-Demand Air Mobility At a three-day workshop hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS) in Washington, D.C., stakeholders in the broader electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) community discussed many of the challenges faced by…
Air TaxiAutomakers Geely, Daimler Invest in Volocopter for Piece of ‘Future Transit’ Pie Air taxi maker Volocopter closed a $55 million Series C fundraising round, placing the company’s valuation roughly between $220 and $275 million as it looks to launch commercial urban air mobility (UAM)…
Air TaxiHelsinki Volocopter Flight Test Evaluates UTM for Air Taxi Operations During a flight test at Helsinki International Airport on August 30, Volocopter and the Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Gulf of Finland U-space team evaluated the ability of integrated air traffic…
Air TaxiRegulators to Urban Air Mobility Industry: 'We Want to Become More Agile' Industry and regulatory leaders in urban air mobility (UAM) gathered this week at the Global Urban Air Summit in Farnborough, with regulators stressing their commitment to matching industry's pace but underlining the…
Air TaxiBAE Systems Moves Into the Aircraft Electrification Market BAE Systems is moving into the aircraft electrification market, preparing to offer a suite of products to be used on platforms ranging from regional jets to small urban air mobility aircraft. Drawing…
MilitaryBell and Yamato’s Autonomous Aerial Logistics Solution ‘APT’ Takes Flight FORT WORTH, Texas — Out at Wrangler Field, an old Army airstrip far from dense populations and controlled airspace, Bell Flight and Japanese logistics company Yamato demonstrated to journalists the capabilities of…
CommercialLilium Receives Red Dot Design Award, On Track for 2025 Launch Munich-based Lilium Jet was awarded the ‘Red Dot: Best of the Best’ design concept award for its sleek, manta ray-inspired five seat eVTOL. “I believe biomimicry has a powerful role to play…