Air taxis and personal transports

EHang 216-S granted experimental flight certificate from Brazil’s ANAC – ANAC and CAAC to link on AAM

EHang has announced that its EH216-S pilotless electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft system has obtained an Experimental Flight Authorization Certificate (CAVE) from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). The company plans to conduct […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Yunshang Culture and Tourism Technology “signs order for 50 EHang EH-216s eVTOLs”

Yunshang Culture and Tourism Technology has signed an order for 50 EH216-S eVTOLs for operations in Shaanxi Province, China, according to the Weixin news agency. “At the same time, Yunshang Cultural Tourism Technology has planned […]

Air taxis and personal transports

India’s CAA publishes guidance material for type certifying eVTOL aircraft

India’s Office of Director General of Civil Aviation has issued guidance material on type certification of vertical take-off and landing capable aircraft (VCA) “This guidance material aims to provide comprehensive type certification requirement including the […]

Air taxis and personal transports

“Lilium in line for federal and Bavaria state funding” – German finance press reports

Der Spiegel reports that Bavaria’s State Chancellery Chief Florian Herrmann announced on Tuesday that the Bavarian state cabinet had agreed on state aid for the company. “However, the company from Oberpfaffenhofen near Munch will only […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Vertical Aerospace reports latest VX4 prototype has completed first phase flight tests

Vertical Aerospace reports its latest VX4 has completed the first phase of its piloted flight test programme at the Vertical Flight Test Centre. During Phase one, the VX4 prototype conducted multiple piloted tethered flights and […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Brazil’s ANAC issues GO HOBBY an experimental flight certificate for the EH216

Multiple press sources report that Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) on September 6 issued an experimental flight authorization for a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), for the purpose of research and development, to GO […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Joby starts process of becoming an air taxi operator in the United Arab Emirates

Joby Aviation today announced it has taken the first step towards becoming a certified air taxi operator in the United Arab Emirates. “During the International Civil Aviation Organization’s inaugural Advanced Air Mobility Summit, taking place […]