Air taxis and personal transports

Shidi/T Cab Tech E20 eVTOL developers announce RMB 100 million round of financing

Shanghai Shidi Technology Co has announced the completion of 100 million RMB Pre-A round of financing to support the development of its five seat TCab Tech E-20 eVTOL.  This round of financing was led by Yuanyi Investment, Kunlun Capital, KIP Capital , and old […]

Research

UK government, industry announce USD135 million in eVTOL/zero aviation emissions research

The UK Government has announced an investment with industry of UKP113 million in hydrogen and all-electric flight technologies Through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme, government and industry are jointly backing new zero-carbon technologies, including […]

Hydrogen

Universal Hydrogen completes first taxi tests and is granted FAA Experimental Airworthiness Certificate

Universal Hydrogen, whose mission is to make hydrogen aviation a near-term reality, today announced it was granted a special airworthiness certificate in the experimental category by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to proceed with the […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

ZeroAvia, Shell, RHIA and Rotterdam The Hague Airport plan hydrogen-electric flights by 2025

 ZeroAvia, a company developing zero-emission solutions for commercial aviation, today announced signing a collaboration agreement with Shell, Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Rotterdam the Hague Innovation Airport. The parties will develop a concept of operations […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Advanced air mobility “will deliver USD1.7 billion to Queensland by 2045”

Wisk Aero and the South East Queensland Council of Mayors (COMSEQ), Australia’s largest regional local government organization, have published a paper outlining the benefits Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) will bring South East Queensland (SEQ). Queensland […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

AURA AERO and Thales to develop new avionics for electric/hybrid aircraft

AURA AERO and Thales have agreed to jointly develop a new generation connected avionics solution, adapted to electric and hybrid regional aviation. AURA AERO, initiator of the ERA (Electric Regional Aircraft) project, a European 19-seater hybrid-electric propulsion […]

Vertiports

Skyway and Moonware link to provide vertiport air/ground integration services

Skyway and Moonware have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate ground infrastructure readiness for advanced aerial mobility. Skyway offers air traffic navigation and vertiport airspace management services while Moonware offers automated aviation ground operations through its AI-powered software […]