Air taxis and personal transports

Blade and Jaunt Air Mobility form strategic partnership to launch urban air mobility operations in India

FlyBlade India, a joint venture between Hunch Ventures and Blade Air Mobility, and Jaunt Air Mobility, an AIRO Group company, announced today a strategic partnership aimed at launching electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft […]

Air taxis and personal transports

France’s Ascendance receives EUR21 million funding to progress ATEA hybrid eVTOL development

Ascendance Flight Technologies, a startup dedicated to sustainable aviation, has raised EUR21 million from a range of new investors. According to a company press release: “French Tech Souveraineté, operated by Bpifrance as part of the […]

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EHang and Xiyu Tourism sign cooperation framework agreement to introduce 120 eVTOLS at tourist sites

Xiyu Tourism (Western Tourism) China, has signed a cooperation framework agreement with EHang to “introduce 120 passenger autonomous aircraft” at tourist locations according to eastwest connect news channel. eastwest connect reports further that according to […]

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Joby appoints former FAA Administrator Michael Huerta ­­to the company’s Board of Directors

Joby Aviation, a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced the appointment of Michael Huerta, former Administrator of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to the company’s Board of Directors. “Huerta […]

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Swiss electric seaplane startup gets first order

Jekta Switzerland SA, an electric-seaplane manufacturer, has announced receiving its first order, a letter of intent for 10 planes from Dubai-based broker Gayo Aviation and Tourism, amid a “global effort to lower emissions” reports Reuters. […]