Air taxis and personal transports

Overair, Hanwa announce order for 20 Butterfly eVTOLs and AAM infrastructure programmes

eVTOL manufacturer Overair today announced that the company and its strategic partner, Hanwha Systems, have signed a letter of intent(LOI) and two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with key Korean partners to accelerate AAM in the […]

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Swinburne University reports milestone in Australia’s AAM industry with “successful hydrogen-powered VTOL drone flight”

Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology’s Aerostructures Innovation Research Hub (AIR Hub) has completed the first flight of an Australian-developed hydrogen fuel cell electric powered VTOL drone. The flight test was achieved using AIR Hub’s innovative […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang “will require production licence and airworthiness certificate before commercial operations”

China’s Sohu News reports that following the CAAC’s award of an unmanned aircraft system type certificate (TC) to EHang, “the EH216-S will also undergo operational qualification review and be officially put into commercial operation after […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Ehang “to inaugurate first European autonomous air vehicle operations centre on 31 October”

Hispaviacion reports that on 31 October 2023 EHang will inaugurate the first autonomous air vehicle (AAV) operations centre in Europe. “This inauguration represents a milestone in the deployment of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in Europe, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

REGENT to trial all-electric seagliders with the US Marine Corps Warfighting Lab

REGENT, a manufacturer of all-electric seagliders for sustainable maritime mobility, announced it has signed an agreement with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) to demonstrate seaglider technology for defence logistics operations. According to Billy Thalheimer, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

SkyDrive selected for Innovation Grant worth up to USD83 million by Japanese Government

SkyDrive, a Japanese eVTOL aircraft manufacturer, has announced it has been chosen by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for the “Next-generation Air Mobility Field” of the Small and Medium Enterprise Innovation Promotion […]