Tag: eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing)

UAE executives embrace eVTOLs as the future of luxury air travel

The future of luxury air travel is set to take off—vertically. High-net-worth individuals in the UAE are showing strong enthusiasm for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with expectations for bespoke luxury and cutting-edge innovation, according to a new survey commissioned b...

Eve collaborates with VertiMob and PRS Aeroportos in ANAC’s regulatory sandbox

Eve Air Mobility has announced its collaboration with PRS Aeroportos, participating as a consortium between Pax Aeroportos SA, concessionaire of Campo de Marte Airport, and UrbanV SpA, vertiport operator, and VertiMob Infrastructure Ltda in the regulatory sandbox for vertiports, organized by the Nat...

Joby becomes first company to fly in Korea’s K-UAM grand challenge

Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, has announced it has successfully completed a series of flight tests in Korea as part of the K-UAM Grand Challenge. Joby is the first electric air taxi company to complete flights as part of the program...

AAM is becoming 'increasingly attractive' market to invest in

AAM is becoming ‘increasingly attractive’ market to invest in

A global study has found that 86 per cent of fund managers plan to invest in advanced air mobility (AAM) over the next three years. Canadian eVTOL developer Horizon Aircraft commissioned a survey of 100 small and micro-cap fund managers across the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. ...

'Social license' is crucial for advanced air mobility, industry warns

‘Social license’ is crucial for advanced air mobility, warns industry

Industry experts have warned that public acceptance of advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft is vital for driving the sector forward. Last week at the Royal Aeronautical Society's Pilotess Summit in London, leaders in the AAM sector outlined that having the general public onside will prove vital f...

Flying taxis could be a reality as soon as 2028

Flying taxis could be a reality as soon as 2028, under new UK government plans

Flying taxis could be a reality as soon as 2028 in the UK, the government announced today. In collaboration with industry, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has launched the Future of Flight Action Plan, which sets out a roadmap for drones and novel electric aircraft. According to the DfT,...

AMPAIRE ACQUIRES TALYN AIR, EXPANDING REACH INTO DEFENSE, DRONE, AND EVTOL SEGMENTS

Strategic acquisition to expand product portfolio and accelerate Ampaire’s deployment of game-changing electrification technology for innovative aerospace vehicles Ampaire Inc., a leader in hybrid electric aircraft systems, and Talyn Air Inc., developer of novel electric vertical takeoff and land...

AIR Takes Off for the First Time with Successful eVTOL Hover Flight

Today AIR, creator of eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft for the consumer market, announced that its inaugural vehicle, AIR ONE, has successfully completed its first hover test after receiving its airworthiness certificate. At approximately 7am Israel time on June 21st, t...

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