Air taxis and personal transports

EHang announces CAAC type certification for its EH216-S autonomous air vehicle

EHang has announced that the EH216-S has obtained the type certificate (“TC”) officially issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (“CAAC”). “This demonstrates that the EH216-S’s model design fully complies with CAAC’s safety standards […]

Air taxis and personal transports

First high voltage electrical harnesses roll off the line for the all-electric Lilium Jet

Lilium, developer of the all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, announced today that the first high-voltage electrical harnesses for the Lilium Jet have been completed. “A collaboration between Lilium, its design and build partner […]

Vertiports

Bluenest and eVertiSKY announce partnership to pioneer vertiport/airspace integration offer

Bluenest by Globalvia, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and eVertiSKY, based in Chicago, USA have announced a partnership to develop an integrated vertiport/airspace and ground infrastructure design. Bluenest by Globalvia Managing Director, Jose Ignacio Rodriguez, said: […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Airbus demonstrator FlightLab “trials simplified eVTOL flight control system”

Airbus Helicopters reports its demonstrator FlightLab has successfully tested an electric flight control system in preparation of a new human machine interface (HMI) that will equip CityAirbus NextGen, Airbus’ eVTOL prototype. “This milestone represents an important step […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Archer agrees financing and development of “high volume” Georgia manufacturing plant

Today, Archer Aviation In. announced that it has closed agreements with Synovus Bank and Evans General Contractors, LLC for the financing and development of its high-volume manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, USA. “Construction is already underway on the […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Utah State and Jump Aero to collaborate on Jump Aero first responder eVTOL services

Jump Aero, a California-based aviation manufacturer building a “fast sustainable personal aircraft”, and the Utah Department of Transportation-Division of Aeronautics have agreed to collaboratively determine what full coverage of the state with Jump Aero’s flight-based […]