Air taxis and personal transports

Vertical Aerospace receives CAA approval for final stage of VX4 prototype flight testing

Vertical Aerospace today announced it has received its Permit to Fly from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and commenced ‘Phase 4 – Transition’ flight testing, the final stage of its VX4 prototype flight-test programme. […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Abu Dhabi Investment Office “accelerates deployment of Archer Midnight eVTOL services”

According to an X post from Archer Aviation today, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) “have activated our investment framework agreement to accelerate Archer’s planned commercial air taxi operations in Abu Dhabi. Under the agreement, […]

Vertiports

“Planning permission granted for eVTOL vertiport at FMCI complex at Shannon airport”

In a Linkedin post, O’Neill O’Malley Architecture of Galway in Ireland reports that it has “received Full Planning Permission for a cutting-edge eVTOL/eCTOL Verti-Port Facility at Shannon Airport Campus.” “This project represents a major step […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Abu Dhabi Investment Office and ARIDGE partner to progress advanced air mobility technology

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and ARIDGE (formerly known as XPENG AEROHT) have signed a strategic partnership to accelerate the certification, testing and commercialisation of advanced air mobility technologies in Abu Dhabi. The agreement […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Abu Dhabi launches vertiport network that will integrate with Zayed International Airport

Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), in collaboration with the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); the Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT); and Abu Dhabi Airports […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Japan’s SkyTaxi “completes investment plans in US eVTOL manufacturer PLANA”

Japan’s Soratobu Taxi (also known as SkyTaxi) reports it has completed an investment in PLANA US, , headquartered in California, USA. “While the investment amount is undisclosed, this investment further strengthens the relationship between the […]

Air taxis and personal transports

AAMG and Zuri partner to advance development of the Zuri hybrid-electric eVTOL

Ambitious Air Mobility Group NL Holding N.V and Zuri.com SE have signed binding investment terms to advance the development, certification, and deployment of Zuri’s hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft platform for passenger, cargo, […]