Air taxis and personal transports

Lilium opts for carbon fibre composite produced by Toray

Japan’s Toray is to supply carbon fibre composite materials for Lilium’s all-electric air vehicle, reports plasticstoday.com. Toray Industries has concluded an agreement with the Munich-based company who aims to have all-electric, vertical take-off and landing […]

Air taxis and personal transports

VoltAero electric Cassio aircraft to be option on app-based air taxi service

Hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero’s impending Cassio aircraft is to be one of the options available to users of an app-based on-demand air taxi network being developed in the US called KinectAir, reports aerospacetestinginternational.com. French firm […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Bell announce partnership to test the Bell Nexus and other larger vehicle platforms

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) and Bell, a Textron Inc. company, have partnered to begin testing Bell’s mobility systems, like the Autonomous Pod Transport and the Nexus on the CNO test site in south eastern Oklahoma. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

U.S. hydrogen-powered eVTOL company Alakai create second generation Skai craft with manned flight targeted for 2021

US eVTOL company Alakai have created a second generation hydrogen-powered Skai air taxi with manned flight targeted for 2021, reports newatlas.com. The company made a big splash last year after claiming hydrogen was the way […]

Air taxis and personal transports

“Great Jetsons!”: NSW grants AUD950,000 for flying car testing facility

Science fiction could well become reality after New South Wales revealed it is to spend AUD950,000 on a “state-of-the-art” testing facility for an electric flying car it hopes may revolutionise Australian travel, reports australianaviation.com.au. The facility […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Dubai passes new regulation “to help flying taxis and drone deliveries to take off” alongside network of mini airports

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a new regulation to initiate the ‘Sky Dome’ project that soon will see Dubai’s […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Crown Consulting partners with Quantative Scientific Solutions to provide analytics on UAM and eVTOL passenger ride quality

Crown Consulting, a specialist company providing analytics, information solutions and engineering services, has been selected by NASA’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program to study the effects of UAM and eVTOL ride quality and how […]

Air taxis and personal transports

BAE Systems enters market for electric aircraft energy management, engine control schemes

BAE Systems is expanding its presence in the electric aircraft market to include energy management and engine control systems for hybrid and fully-electric aircraft, both regional/business jets and urban air mobility systems. Yeshwanth Premkumar, business […]