Air taxis and personal transports

Swiss electric seaplane startup gets first order

Jekta Switzerland SA, an electric-seaplane manufacturer, has announced receiving its first order, a letter of intent for 10 planes from Dubai-based broker Gayo Aviation and Tourism, amid a “global effort to lower emissions” reports Reuters. […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

Heart Aerospace, Åland government to launch electric regional aircraft services across the Baltic

Swedish electric aircraft maker Heart Aerospace and the Government of Åland today announced a collaboration to explore the use of Heart’s electric regional aircraft, the ES-30, in developing sustainable air services for the Baltic Sea […]

UAM infrastructure

Ferrovial Airports and Eve Air Mobility to cooperate on UTM, vertiport integration

Ferrovial Airports and Eve Air Mobility have agreed to partner “to jointly develop the safe and reliable operation of vertiports and eVTOLs. According to Kevin Cox, Chief Executive Officer, Ferrovial Vertiports. “Ensuring that we are utilizing an […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

ADS calls on UK Government “to take decisive, timely action” to ensure UK AAM global competitiveness

This morning, ADS, the trade association for aerospace, defence, security and space, released Developing the eVTOL industry in the UK, setting out the five key areas that the UK aerospace industry believes should be the […]

Vertiports

“More work required on integrating ground and air risks” – UAE/Swedish UAM workshop

Integrating the ground and air risks remains a key challenge for eVTOL infrastructure planners, according to a recent workshop involving the GCAA, DANS and Dubai Municipality, arranged by the Universities of Linköping and Sharjah and Swedish air navigation service […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

ZeroAvia and Fortum to build a network of hydrogen airport hubs in the Nordic region

ZeroAvia today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nordic energy company Fortum to explore developing hydrogen production and refuelling infrastructure at airports in the region. The companies will work together with […]