Air taxis and personal transports

SkyDrive and Kansai Electric Power Company to co-develop eVTOL charging facilities in Japan

SkyDrive Inc has announced it will jointly develop electric charging facilities for eVTOLs with the Kansai Electric Power Company and will install and operate the electric charging facilities in Osaka, Kansai, for the World EXPO […]

UAM infrastructure

NERL publishes FAA-sponsored study on vertiport electrical infrastructure requirements

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) study on vertiport electrical infrastructure. The study’s executive summary says: “Determining the electric load demands associated with introducing these aircraft is […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Sanford Raleigh Executive Jetport (NC) “to install electric aircraft/ground vehicle chargers”

North Carolina’s State Aviation News reports that the state took a step toward sustainable aviation with last week’s groundbreaking of the first electric aircraft chargers in North Carolina. “The electric chargers were designed by BETA […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Overair, Hanwa announce order for 20 Butterfly eVTOLs and AAM infrastructure programmes

eVTOL manufacturer Overair today announced that the company and its strategic partner, Hanwha Systems, have signed a letter of intent(LOI) and two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with key Korean partners to accelerate AAM in the […]

Air taxis and personal transports

New EULER-NAV Baro-Inertial Attitude and Heading Reference System developed for urban drones and eVTOLs

AMS Advanced Air Mobility Sensors has launched its EULER-NAV Baro-Inertial Attitude and Heading Reference System (BAHRS), aimed at the next generation of drones that will be delivering goods in busy city areas. The company develops […]