UAM infrastructure

Global AAM infrastructure planning “now over USD100 million a month: China, US soars while Europe languishes”

Planned and committed expenditure on advanced air mobility infrastructure has soared in the Far East and North America over the last four months to nearly USD450 million, according to the most recent research from Unmanned […]

Cargo and logistics

“AutoFlight receives CAAC production certificate for its two-tonne V2000CG cargo drone”

Chinese media reports that Autoflight has received a production certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its V2000CG unmanned cargo aircraft. According to ITHome: “This is the world’s first 2-ton eVTOL production […]

UAM infrastructure

FlyNow Aviation and LYNEports partner to identify optimal vertiport locations

LYNEports has announced in a Linkedin post a partnership with Austria’s FlyNow Aviation GmbH, a company which develops develops electric cargo drones and air-taxis. The partnerships includes identifying optimal vertiport landing locations, integrating FlyNow Aviation’s […]

Cargo and logistics

China’s CH-YH10000 1000kg payload cargo drone “carries out autonomous taxiing trials”

China’s Global Times reports that the autonomous CH-YH1000 cargo drone, capable of carry a load of 1,000kg,  has completed a full-load taxiing test at Zhanghe Airport in Jingmen, Central China’s Hubei Province. “Huang Wei from […]

Business Partnerships

Electra, Hunch Mobility (BLADE India) partner on developing hybrid electric aircraft services in India

Electra and Hunch Mobility have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to use Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft to expand on-demand regional air travel to communities across India. The MoU was formalized at the […]

Emerging regulations

EU publishes new rule on approving maintenance programmes for AAM aircraft

The European Commission has published new Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/111 of 23 January 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards continuing airworthiness for electric- and hybrid-propulsion aircraft and other non-conventional aircraft. Commission Regulation […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang to trial EH216 eVTOL flights as part of EIT’s U-SAVE urban first responder research

EHang has announced it is participation in the Urban Supply Aerial Vehicles for Emergencies (U-SAVE) project, a European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) programme. The project aims to develop and demonstrate an innovative integrated aerial system capable of rapidly […]