Lilium N.V. developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, announced today that it has started production of the advanced, aviation grade battery packs that will power the Lilium Jet on its first piloted flight, targeted for end of 2024. Lilium’s battery pa...

Eve Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent with AirX Inc., Japan’s largest public helicopter air charter service, for up to 10 firm and up to 40 optional electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The order will support the continued development and scaling of innovative transp...

Eve Air Mobility has named Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), as supplier for its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft’s pylons. Pylons are a key component of the airframe that provide support for the aircraft’s electric power units and eight lift propellers. Johann Bordais, ...

EHang Holdings Limited has announced that EHang has successfully obtained the Production Certificate (“PC”) for its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing (“eVTOL”) aircraft issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (“CAAC”), which is the wo...

eVTOL aircraft could take flight by the end of the decade - but the industry still has significant barriers to overcome to ensure advanced air mobility becomes a reality. William Hallowell navigates the challenges ahead for the eVTOL sector.  Advanced air mobility (AAM) is on the horizon, and t...

AutoFlight has officially delivering its first Prosperity aircraft to a customer in Japan, marking the world’s inaugural delivery of a civilian ton-class eVTOL aircraft. The five-seater Prosperity aircraft was handed over to the customer, a pioneering Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operator in Jap...

Chinese eVTOL developer TCab Tech announces it has raised an additional 20 million USD in its Series A financing. TCab passenger-carrying E20 eVTOL is a tilt-rotor configuration, a 5-seater equipped with six rotors, four tilt and two lift rotors, and a high gull-wing with a conventional tailplane...

IDTechEx Research, a provider of independent market intelligence, announces the availability of a new report, "Air Taxis: Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft 2024-2044: Technologies, Players". This report is intended to help companies understand the exciting emerging urban air...

IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, today announced that Joby Aviation, the manufacturer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial air taxi services, has selected the IFS Cloud for Aviation Maintenance solution for its eVTOL aircraft maintenance process...

Supernal LLC, Hyundai Motor Group's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, today announced the appointment of David McBride as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). McBride will lead Supernal's technology strategy and vehicle development, reporting to CEO, Jaiwon Shin. Jaiwon Shin, president of Hyunda...

The UK government set out on Monday that autonomous - or 'pilotless' - aircraft could come sooner to our skies than first thought. Once confined to the "realms of science-fiction", the UK could now see unmanned flying taxis in the air as soon as 2030, according to the Department for Transport. Bu...

Lilium N.V. has teamed up with Atlantic Aviation, a fixed-based operation (FBO) and aviation services provider, to prepare Atlantic’s network of more than 100 FBOs for the Lilium Jet’s upcoming regional air mobility service launch in the United States. This strategic partnership will work to ...

Airbus has presented its full electric CityAirbus NextGen prototype to the public, ahead of its maiden flight later this year. The two-tonne class CityAirbus, with a wing span of approximately 12 metres, is being developed to fly with a 80 km range and to reach a cruise speed of 120 km/h, making ...

Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has acquired an existing facility at Dayton International Airport and begun hiring in support of the Company’s initial manufacturing operations in Dayton, Ohio. The facility acquire...

AutoFlight today presented the world’s first inter-city electric air-taxi demonstration flight between the southern Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Zhuhai. AutoFlight’s five-seater Prosperity eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft completed a significant milestone by autonomou...