AAM/UAM route and programme news

Saving 40 hours a month – LYTE and AAM Institute plan AAM alternative to lengthy ground commutes in Seattle

May 31, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Earlier this month the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Institute and LYTE Aviation announced plans to replace the 90 minute journey for Microsoft employees taking the ferry from Bainbridge Island to Seattle and then the ground […]

Lilium sells five aircraft to Air-Dynamic for business services in Switzerland and Italy

May 23, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Lilium has announced an agreement with Air-Dynamic SA, a Switzerland-based private jet and helicopter company. The firm agreement includes deposit payments to Lilium for delivery of up to five Lilium Jets. Air-Dynamic SA will operate and […]

Paris Olympics 2024 eVTOL ticket prices “could be around EUR 110”

May 21, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

The cost of flying one of the two 20km eVTOL air taxi routes during the 2024 Paris Olympics will be around EUR 110, according to ADP Chief Executive Officer Augustin de Romanet, speaking on the […]

Air taxi trials to start in Seoul next year – Korea Times report

May 16, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

South Korea will conduct air taxi test flights between Yeouido and Jamsil next year, according to the Korea Times. “The Seoul city government, together with the land ministry, will carry out a two-stage demonstration test […]

“Cities will play vital role in U-space establishment” – new Helsinki study forecasts EUR 80 million market in 2030

May 15, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

A study on the future of urban air mobility has been delivered to Helsinki’s Urban Environment Division The report was compiled by FLOU and Robots.Expert. It forecast that urban aviation can form a EUR20 million […]

Korea’s PLANA to deliver 50 eVTOLs to SkyTaxi for services in Japan

May 4, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Korean advanced air mobility company PLANA has announced an order for 50 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company announced that it had signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with SkyTaxi (SoratobuTaxi Co., […]

New Nordregio study identifies 200 competitive electric aircraft routes in Nordic area

May 1, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

The Nordregio research consortium has identifies over 200 routes in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland in which electric aviation would shorten the travel time by at least 1.5 times, compared to the same route by […]

India plans to place helipads and drone landing areas in motorway rest areas

May 1, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Several Indian media outlets have reported that India’s Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced that the government is planning to set up helipads and drone landing facilities on some of the […]

EHang inducted into Japan’s Public-Private Committee for Advanced Air Mobility

April 15, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

EHang reports that it has been inducted as a member of Japan’s Public-Private Committee (“PPC”) for Advanced Air Mobility (“AAM”), a platform for worldwide players in the public and private sectors on adopting flying vehicles in Japan. […]

“First operational European urban vertiport will be built in Zaragoza”

April 8, 2023 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off

Europapress reports that Spain’s Zaragoza will become the first European city to have a vertiport in an urban environment. The publication reports that the Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza has set aside a 7,500 m² space in the city […]