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XPENG AEROHT launches “Land Aircraft Carrier” – integrated road vehicle and eVTOL

XPENG AEROHT has hosted a preview event showcasing its modular flying car, the “Land Aircraft Carrier”, marking the first public appearance of the physical vehicle in Guangzhou. The event featured a live demonstration of the air module’s flight. The “Land Aircraft Carrier” will make its first [...]

Air Chateau and partners to develop network of 100 hybrid vertiports across the Maldives

Air Chateau DWC, a Dubai-based helicopter and vertiport operator, Regional Airports Company Limited (RACL), a state owned company of the Republic of Maldives, and Wings Capital Management of Abu Dhabi, UAE, have signed the Memorandum of Understanding aiming to create a collaborative partnership, roll out [...]

Volocopter lifts off in Paris – but with a trial flight at a single airport

Volocopter reports it has completed a crewed test flight at the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l’École, the first bespoke commercial vertiport for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) integrated within Volocopter’s approved flights routes in Paris. While this is a milestone for the company it is somewhat [...]

SkyDrive announces new investment, links with Osaka Metro to develop vertiports in Osaka

August 28, 2024 Comments Off

SkyDrive Inc has announced that it has signed an agreement with Osaka Metro Co., Ltd. (Osaka Metro) to study the feasibility of using eVTOL in the Osaka area after the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. […]

Groupe ADP and Lilium partner to develop vertiports in Europe, Middle East, Asia

July 24, 2024 Comments Off

Groupe ADP and Lilium N.V. today announced a partnership to collaborate on infrastructures for the Lilium Jet in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Groupe ADP, which operates and develops 23 airports around the globe […]

FI 2024: Honeywell and Odys partner to develop eVTOL/drone ground stations in the Middle East

July 24, 2024 Comments Off

Honeywell and Odys Aviation, a developer of advanced hybrid Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the design of new Ground Control Stations to support the […]

FI 2024: Cranfield Aerospace and Evia Aero partner to develop electric and hydrogen/electric infrastructure

July 23, 2024 Comments Off

Evia Energy, an affiliate of Evia Aero GmbH, and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited today agreed to partner in the development of airport infrastructure to enable both electric and hydrogen-electric aircraft operations at regional airports. “This […]

FI 2024: Lilium, SEA and Skyports partner to develop AAM services in Northern Italy

July 23, 2024 Comments Off

Lilium, SEA – the operator of Milan’s airports – and Skyports Infrastructure have today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) laying the groundwork for the development of a passenger electric vertical take-off […]

XPENG AEROHT, Guangzhou Development Zone partner to build eVTOL factory

July 4, 2024 Comments Off

XPENG AEROHT and Guangzhou Development Zone sign an investment cooperation agreement to build the world’s first large-scale flying car factory with modern assembly lines. https://x.com/XPENG_AEROHT have signed an investment cooperation agreement to build the world’s […]

India’s DGCA publishes national guidelines for vertiport design and operations

September 5, 2024 Comments Off

India’s DGCA Civil Aviation Authority has become the latest regulator to publish guidelines for the construction and operation of vertiports. The DGCA’s guideline as based on ICAO circulars and include dimensions and operational requirements for […]

Altaport, WSP publish vertiport automation management system concept of operation

September 5, 2024 Comments Off

Altaport, an airport operations management platform provider, and WSP, an engineering, environment, and professional services firm, have released a concept of operations (CONOPS) providing a detailed approach on the critical business requirements of a Vertiport […]

eVertiSKY announces acquisition of Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions

September 4, 2024 Comments Off

eVertiSKY Corp has announced the acquisition of Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions, a provider of dual-use charging solutions. Volatus Infrastructure & Energy Solutions, now integrated into eVertiSKY as “Volatus powered by eSkyBridge,” develops technology that […]

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