Air taxis and personal transports

Lilium announces start of wind tunnel testing on its Lilium jet

Lilium has announced the start of wind tunnel testing on a complete 1 to 2.5 scale (40% size) Lilium Jet model, including working engines and flap actuators, at the German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW) facility in Marknesse, Netherlands. According to a company press release: “This latest campaign follows Lilium’s previous successful wind tunnel testing of aircraft sections in 2021 […]

Air taxis and personal transports

FAA updates UAM Conops, advanced aviation advisory committee available on youtube

The US transportation department has released an updated blueprint for airspace and procedure changes to accommodate future air taxis and other Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) operations.  The blueprint was developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]

Air taxis and personal transports

UAE’s Monarch links with EHang “to build eVTOLs, vertiports and command-and-control networks”

The UAE’s The National News reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE’s) based Monarch Airplane Manufacturing has signed an agreement with EHang Holdings to set up an aircraft manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi. “It would be […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Joby signs long term agreement with Toyota Motor Corp for the supply of eVTOL components

Joby Aviation today announced it has signed a long-term agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation Inc to supply key powertrain and actuation components for the production of the company’s aircraft. According to Joby the agreement builds […]