Air taxis and personal transports

New York City Council plans commercial passenger helicopter ban – eVTOLs exempted

The New York City Council has voted to severely restrict non-essential helicopter operations at city heliports, despite strong opposition aviation industry groups. Only essential helicopter operations — such as US armed forces, emergency services, newsgathering […]

Air taxis and personal transports

China’s Zhiyuan Research Institute “makes first flight of single person wearable eVTOL”

China’s Global Times reports that Zhiyuan Research Institute in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, has “launched what it calls the world’s first tri-ducted wearable electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) single-person flying vehicle and conducted […]

Vertiports

“Commercial Brokers International identifies eight potential Los Angeles vertiport sites for Skyports”

The Costar real estate publication reports that Los Angeles-based Commercial Brokers International has lined up eight local sites for vertiports for potential operation at the 2028 Olympics for client Skyports Infrastructure. “By 2028, Skyports wants […]

Research

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi chosen as test site for US advanced aviation technology research

The Texas A&M University System has announced the establishment of the Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies (CAAT), a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing research and development in emerging aviation technologies. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) […]

Public consultation

NASA seeks industry comments on proposed programme to assess public responses to eVTOL acoustic signatures

In a notice by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the Federal Register published today, the agency is proposing a new programme: “Remotely Administered Psychoacoustic Test for Advanced Air Mobility Noise Human Response” and […]

Insurance and finance

Apollo and Moonrock launch ‘aviation innovation’ insurance with USD 100M liability coverage

Insurance platform Apollo and Moonrock, a managing general agent specialising in drone insurance, have launched a new drone, eVTOL and aviation innovation insurance facility. The facility will provide liability coverage of up to USD 100 […]

Batteries

NASA’s latest aviation solid-state battery design “capable of over 500 W-hr/kg output”

NASA has announced an important potential leap in aviation battery technology with the development of the Solid-state Architecture Batteries for Enhanced Rechargeability and Safety (SABERS). “Developed jointly at NASA’s Glenn, Langley and Ames Research Centers, […]