Air taxis and personal transports

Electra unveils design of its EL9 Ultra Short nine-seat hybrid electric aircraft

Electra today revealed the design of its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric product aircraft, a nine-passenger piloted aircraft. “Electra now enters the development phase of the EL9 backed by over a year of successful flight testing of its […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

“LIFT Aircraft to offer personal eVTOL services with Marubeni in Osaka in 2025”

Multiple media outlets have reported that personal electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) startup LIFT Aircraft has announced plans to launch in Japan during next year’s World Expo in Osaka with its partner Marubeni Aerospace. According to a […]

Business Partnerships

SkyDrive partners with FEAM Aero to provide eVTOL line maintenance services worldwide

Japanese eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive has announced the signing of a strategic alliance with F&E Aircraft Maintenance (Miami), LLC. FEAM Aero has extensive expertise in line maintenance, and the partnership will create aframework for the maintenance, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

“China’s Geely considering major investment in Volocopter” – media reports

Multiple news services in Asia report that Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) is considering a major investment in Germany’s Volocopter GmbH “to help the flying taxi company avoid bankruptcy,” reports TechinAsia. The media outlet […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Vertical starts VX4 piloted flights – outlines certification schedule, finance position

Vertical Aerospace reports its latest full scale VX4 prototype has achieved piloted, untethered vertical take-off and landing for the first time as Phase two of its flight test programme begins. Testing will now progress to […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang partners with Enpower on new eVTOL electric motor development

EHang Holdings has announced a long-term strategic partnership and technology development cooperation with Zhuhai Enpower Electric, a provider of new energy vehicle power systems, to co-develop high-performance electric motors and motor controllers for EHang’s suite […]

New city projects

New industry consortium launched to progress AAM in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Alliance has been launched during the November 11 “2024 Low-altitude Equipment Industry Innovation and Development Conference”, in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, reports a People’s Government of Guangzhou Municipality press release. […]