Air taxis and personal transports

VZLU Aerospace Miya four-passenger eVTOL “has an entry-into-service date of 2030”

Czech aerospace research agency VZLU Aerospace has flown a 1:4 scale model of its fully-autonomous Miya eVTOL platform, said Petr Raska, Head of the Unmanned Systems Department, VZLÚ, during today’s Dronecon conference in Prague. The […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Robinson “makes first hydrogen-fuel cell-powered helicopter flight” in converted R-44

The Vertical Flight Society’s eVTOL News reports that “the first modern helicopter powered by a hydrogen fuel cell made its first flight at Roland-Désourdy Airport….Bromont, Quebec on March 27, 2025. “The milestone H2eVTOL first flight […]

Air taxis and personal transports

UK CAA authorises Skyfly to start airborne transitions with its Axe vertically capable aircraft

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has authorised Skyfly’s test pilots, Dr. Bill Brooks and Phil Hall, to begin testing airborne transitions with the Axe VCA (Vertically-Capable Aircraft). “These critical tests will see the Axe […]

Emerging regulations

24 Asia Pacific States develop reference material for eVTOLs and drones – CAAS seeks feedback

Kylie Bielby Twenty-four Asia-Pacific states and administrations have jointly developed a set of reference materials on advanced air mobility (AAM) for civil aviation authorities in the Asia-Pacific region to facilitate operations of electric vertical take-off […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Volar announces electric aircraft innovations – including Part-23 certified commercial model

Volar Air Mobility Limited, a Hong Kong-based green air mobility technology company founded in 2020, has announced that with its partner, Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA), it has developed three electric aircraft innovations: RX1E-A: The […]

Hydrogen

ZeroAvia, FlightSafety International partner to develop training programmes to support hydrogen aviation

ZeroAvia has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with FlightSafety International to develop training resources for pilots and maintenance technicians to support adoption of hydrogen-electric propulsion technologies. “The two partners aim to develop training […]