Air taxis and personal transports

Joby starts final assembly of first conforming eVTOL – first flights “later this year”

Joby Aviation today announced it is preparing for final assembly of its first conforming aircraft intended for Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) flight tests. “TIA flight testing of a conforming aircraft is a convergence of three […]

Air taxis and personal transports

ANA and Joby plan acceleration of operations in Japan, including demonstration flights at EXPO 2025

ANA Holdings and Joby Aviation today announced a significant expansion of their relationship to bring electric air taxi service to Japan, say the companies in a press release. “Under new terms, the two companies intend […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Vertical Aerospace half year financial results report “USD137 million in cash and equivalents in hand”

Vertical Aerospace today provided an operating update and released its financial results for the first half of the year ended June 30, 2025. According to a press release, the company “maintained industry-leading capital efficiency1 and after July’s […]

Emerging regulations

EUROCAE, SAE finalize draft standards for AI-based aeronautical products’ development and certification

EUROCAE reports in a Linkedin post that its WG-114 ‘AI Standards in Aviation’, jointly with SAE International G-34, recently met in Brussels, hosted by EUROCONTROL.. “During the plenary meeting, the group successfully finalised Draft 7 […]

Cargo and logistics

EHang VT20 cargo eVTOL completes 83km trial cargo flight between Zhuhai and Guangzhou

EHang has announced that its VT20 series logistics electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) has successfully completed an intercity round trip cargo delivery flights between Zhuhai and Guangzhou. The one-way flight covered a distance […]

Air taxis and personal transports

AutoFlight reports “world’s first successful 2-ton eVTOL cargo supply mission to offshore oil rig”

AutoFlight, in a strategic partnership with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and CITIC Offshore Helicopters, has announced the successful completion of the world’s first offshore oil platform cargo transport mission utilizing a two-ton electric […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Vertical Aerospace announces airframe manufacturing deal with Aciturri Aerostructures

Vertical Aerospace today announced a long-term strategic partnership with Aciturri Aerostructures to build the airframe for Vertical’s electric and hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the VX4. “Under the partnership agreement, Aciturri will supply […]