Air taxis and personal transports

Fly Now “to provide thousands of personal eVTOLs to Saudi Arabia for the Riyadh International Expo”

Fly Now, a personal eVTOL manufacturer based in Salzburg, Austria, is set to provide thousands of electric helicopter aircraft to Saudi Arabia by 2030 to enhance mobility and sustainability during the International Expo in Riyadh, […]

Government investment

North Carolina general aviation airfields receive federal grant to progress AAM programmes

The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation announced Monday the state has received a USD500,000 Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies grant to research ways to progress advanced air mobility projects in western North Carolina. […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

European Investment Council approved EUR17.5 million finance deal with AURA Aero

The European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) has approved an EUR17.5 million investment to accelerate the entry into service of AURA AERO’s regional hybrid-electric aircraft ERA, “aimed at being the first European low-carbon […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Southwest Airlines and Archer partner to develop eVTOL network in California

Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop operational plans for electric air taxi networks utilizing Archer’s eVTOL aircraft at California airports where Southwest® operates. “Southwest is the Golden […]

Air taxis and personal transports

ASKA renews FAA experimental airworthiness certificate for A5 road-capable eVTOL

In a Linkedin post, Maki Kaplinsky, Co-founder, Chairman/COO, of ASKA, reports that the experimental special airworthiness certificate for the company’s ASKA A5 prototype to conduct flight testing for research and development (R&D) has been renewed […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EASA approves Embention’s Veronte Autopilot for advanced eVTOL flight control systems

EASA, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, has approved the certification basis for the Veronte Autopilot, “making it the first guidance and flight control system for UAS and eVTOL to undergo an ETSO-C198 certification process,” […]