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 […]

Air taxis and personal transports

FAA “accepts type certification application of XTI Aerospace’s TriFan 600” – company reports stock buyback

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reports in a Linkedin post that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Innovation Office has accepted XTI Aerospace’s type certificate application for the TriFan 600, a VTOL aircraft designed […]

Air taxis and personal transports

XPENG AEROHT receives USD174 million loan to build Land Aircraft Carrier eVTOL assembly plant

XPENG AEROHT reports in a Linkedin post that it has secured a ¥1.26 billion (USD 174 million) syndicated loan to support the construction of its  “Land aircraft carrier” eVTOL mass production factory—”the largest syndicated loan […]