Air taxis and personal transports

Thai property company Pan Pacific signs USD1.75 billion “intent to buy” deal for 500 Volant eVTOLs

China’s Xinhua news agency reports Thailand’s property developer and infrastructure investor, Pan Pacific Company Limited has signed a USD 1.75-billion “intent” deal to purchase 500 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Shanghai Volant […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang partners with automotive manufacturer Minth Group to develop eVTOL airframes

EHang has announced that the establishment of strategic partnership with Minth Group, a specailist in the manufacturing of exterior and structural automotive parts. The two companies will co-develop high-safety airframe systems for EHang’s electric vertical […]

Air taxis and personal transports

FAA’s MOSAIC rule approval “opens door for AIR ONE to be first eVTOL qualified light sport aircraft”

The Federal Aviation Administration approval of the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification rule (MOSAIC) (see https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/air-taxis/faa-updates-light-sport-aircraft-airworthiness-rule-extending-scope-of-entry-level-electric-aircraft/) has opened the door “for AIR ONE to become the first eVTOL qualified as a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA),” […]

Air taxis and personal transports

FAA updates light sport aircraft airworthiness rule, extending scope of entry-level electric aircraft

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially approved the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule, overhauling Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) regulations and aiming to boost general aviation in the USA, including the development of […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Falcon Aviation Services, Volar Air Mobility partner to develop electric aviation in UAE

In an Instagram post Falcon Aviation Services has announced it has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with Volar Air Mobility to pioneer electric aviation in the United Arab Emirates. Captain Ramandeep Oberoi, CEO of […]

UAM infrastructure

SkyGrid publishes white paper exploring risk assessment challenges for AAM third party suppliers

SkyGrid has published its latest white paper, Operational Risk Assessment for Advanced Air Mobility Third-Party Service Providers (TSPs), “examining the critical safety challenges associated with integrating TSPs into the AAM ecosystem and proposes a structured approach to […]

Air taxis and personal transports

AutoFlight’s CarryAll eVTOL “receives CAAC airworthiness certificate; first delivery reported”

China’s Global Times reports that electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker Autoflight “on Tuesday delivered its CarryAll V2000CG aircraft. It is the world’s first over-one-ton eVTOL aircraft certified with all three key airworthiness […]