Air taxis and personal transports

FlyNow Arabia plans eCopter first flights in Saudi this year – mock-up display at 2025 Saudi drone show

FlyNow Arabia Ltd. will showcase its eCopter at the upcoming Saudi Drone Exhibition 2025 in Riyadh. “This follows a series of successful untethered flight tests with the company’s aircraft — a modular, fully electric eVTOL […]

UAM infrastructure

NREL study identifies benefits, challenges of equipping Colorado airports with electric chargers

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on behalf of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT’s) Division of Aeronautics, has published a study to assess the likely infrastructure requirements for local and regional airports related to […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Indonesia’s Whitesky pre-orders 30 SkyDrive eVTOLs and announces network route plan

SkyDrive Inc today announced the signing of a strategic partnership with PT Whitesky Aviation, one of Indonesia’s foremost helicopter operators. The collaboration aims to accelerate the adoption of eVTOL aircraft in Indonesia and explore innovative […]

Hydrogen

ZeroAvia reaches agreement with FAA on certification path for its hydrogen electric propulsion system

ZeroAvia has announced that it has reached consensus with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with an agreed and fully signed P-1 Special Conditions Issue Paper regarding certification of its 600kW electric propulsion system (EPS). “The P-1 follows issuance of […]

Business Partnerships

Skyportz and FlyNow Aviation partner to develop vertiports designed for eCopter operations

Skyportz and FlyNow Aviation, manufacturer of the eCopter – a compact, low-noise electric air taxi designed for urban cargo and passenger transport – have announced a collaboration which will see FlyNow the first original equipment […]

Government investment

AMSL and partners receive federal grant to research regional hydrogen/eVTOL infrastructure requirements

AMSL Aero, the developer of the hydrogen-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft Vertiia, has secured AUD3 million in grant funding from the Federal Government to develop and demonstrate liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft for regional and […]