AAM/UAM route and programme news

XPENG Aeroht announces “first Land Aircraft Carrier test flight in Hainan – 20 landing site this year”

XPENG Aeroht has announced its Land Aircraft Carrier  has completed its first flight in Hainan. According to an X post the company has partnered with over 40 “flight camps” across Hainan, creating an “Aerial Island […]

Emerging regulations

UK’s BSI publishes new standards guidance for UK AAM aircraft industry

The UK’s British Standards Institute has published PAS 1905:2024, providing UK drone and eVTOL operators, manufacturers, supply chain partners and infrastructure suppliers “with guidance on key aviation regulatory principles, management systems and assurance system frameworks […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Sojitz, BETA, Yamato and Kitakyushu City to start CTOL cargo flight tests later this year

Japan’s Sojitz Corporation, BETA Technologies Inc, Yamato Holdings and the city of Kitakyushu have today reached a basic agreement to conduct a joint verification test for electric aircraft based at Kitakyushu Airport. According to a […]

Business Partnerships

Tata Elxsi and India’s National Aerospace Laboratories sign AAM partnership agreement

Indian technology company Tata Elxsi and the country’s CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Strategic Partnership for Advanced Air Mobility. “This collaboration is focused on driving innovation […]