EHang Holdings Limited, a global leader in advanced air mobility (“AAM”) technology, today announced the successful launch of an urban human-carrying flight event in Bangkok with the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and local partners, under the AAM Sandbox Initiative. Air Chief Ma...

Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), in collaboration with the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); the Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), and Abu Dhabi Airports (ADA), has launched the first vertiport network to support the launch of advanced air mobility across the emirate. Th...

Electric air taxi developer Archer Aviation has announced plans to acquire Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles for $126 million, positioning it as the company’s operational base for its future LA air taxi network and a test centre for AI-powered aviation technologies. The privately owned airport, ...

Archer Aviation announced that its partner, Soracle, a joint venture between Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, has been named to lead the establishment of air taxi services in the Osaka Prefecture. This makes Archer the only U.S. eVTOL manufacturer set to play a key role in the establishme...

Wisk Aero, an autonomous aviation company, today announced a strategic partnership with the City of Fullerton, California to collaborate on potential future opportunities for infrastructure development for autonomous air taxis at Fullerton Municipal Airport. The collaboration, formalized through ...

German electric air taxi developer Volocopter has signed a memorandum of understanding with Euro Flight Test (EFT) to create the world’s first training courses for eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) pilots. The partnership aims to establish global standards for pilot familiarisation...

Joby Aviation has successfully operated with other aircraft in FAA-controlled airspace by completing its first flight between two US airports, Marina and Monterey, in California. The achievement is a major step as part of Joby’s commercial market readiness, highlighting key capabilities across ...

Wisk Aero, a Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and developer of the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the U.S., today announced the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) – one with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and another with the University of Miami’s Enginee...

Today, Archer announced that it has been selected as the Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA. Through this exclusive partnership, the two will look to integrate Archer’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft across the LA28 Games in a variety of ways, such as tran...

Archer unveiled plans today for a proposed New York City air taxi network in partnership with United Airlines, aiming to transform how New York residents and visitors move around the region. Archer’s goal is to enable passengers to travel from Manhattan to nearby airports in just 5-15 minutes u...

Toyota Motor Corporation and Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis, today announced the completion of Joby’s first international exhibition flight which took place at Toyota’s Higashi-Fuji Technical Centre in Shizuoka, Japan earlier this week. The flight, completed with...

Archer Aviation Inc. announced today plans to launch a Los Angeles air mobility network—seeking to change how Southern California residents and visitors commute, travel and spend their free time. The goal is for passengers to be able to go to a nearby vertiport, or vertical take-off and landing...

IDTechEx Research, a provider of independent market intelligence, announces the availability of a new report, "Air Taxis: Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft 2024-2044: Technologies, Players". This report is intended to help companies understand the exciting emerging urban air...

Wisk Aero, a leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, has expanded its leadership in Los Angeles and the AAM industry with the region’s first public air taxi flights and discussions with local and city officials. In October, Wisk became the first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL...

Volocopter has raised an additional USD 182 million in the second signing of its Series E funding round. NEOM – the Red Sea’s smart, cognitive region project – and GLy Capital Management of Hong Kong have joined Volocopter’s diverse investor base. This will carry the company beyond t...