Air taxis and personal transports

Austrian-funded research project explores hybrid hydrogen-electric aircraft propulsion for AAM

Diamond Aircraft is coordinating an Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) funded project to advance understanding of gaseous hydrogen’s potential as a fuel source for hybrid powertrains in General Aviation.  The H2EDT (Hydrogen-based Twin-engine Electrification and […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Florida’s AAM strategy passes legislative hurdle – AAM training for state officials underway

Senate Bill 1662, Florida’s advanced air mobility implementation strategy, has just passed the Florida Legislature, according to an Eve Air Mobility Linkedin post. It now awaits the Governor’s signature. According to the Florida Department of […]

Vertiports

GCAA approves design of Archer/Falcon helicopter/eVTOL vertiport plan at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal

The United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) has approved the design for the planned transformation of an Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal helipad into a hybrid heliport for both helicopter and eVTOL aircraft operations. […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

Hybrid-electric airline company Heart to relocate operations from Gothenburg to Los Angeles

Hybrid-electric airplane manufacturer Heart Aerospace has announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Gothenburg, Sweden to Los Angeles, California. “This strategic move aims to bolster the company’s product development in the United States, supporting […]

Air taxis and personal transports

New York City Council plans commercial passenger helicopter ban – eVTOLs exempted

The New York City Council has voted to severely restrict non-essential helicopter operations at city heliports, despite strong opposition aviation industry groups. Only essential helicopter operations — such as US armed forces, emergency services, newsgathering […]

Air taxis and personal transports

China’s Zhiyuan Research Institute “makes first flight of single person wearable eVTOL”

China’s Global Times reports that Zhiyuan Research Institute in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, has “launched what it calls the world’s first tri-ducted wearable electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) single-person flying vehicle and conducted […]