Air taxis and personal transports

Volar announces electric aircraft innovations – including Part-23 certified commercial model

Volar Air Mobility Limited, a Hong Kong-based green air mobility technology company founded in 2020, has announced that with its partner, Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA), it has developed three electric aircraft innovations: RX1E-A: The […]

Hydrogen

ZeroAvia, FlightSafety International partner to develop training programmes to support hydrogen aviation

ZeroAvia has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with FlightSafety International to develop training resources for pilots and maintenance technicians to support adoption of hydrogen-electric propulsion technologies. “The two partners aim to develop training […]

Air taxis and personal transports

FAA “accepts type certification application of XTI Aerospace’s TriFan 600” – company reports stock buyback

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) reports in a Linkedin post that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Innovation Office has accepted XTI Aerospace’s type certificate application for the TriFan 600, a VTOL aircraft designed […]

Air taxis and personal transports

XPENG AEROHT receives USD174 million loan to build Land Aircraft Carrier eVTOL assembly plant

XPENG AEROHT reports in a Linkedin post that it has secured a ¥1.26 billion (USD 174 million) syndicated loan to support the construction of its  “Land aircraft carrier” eVTOL mass production factory—”the largest syndicated loan […]

Emerging regulations

New guide to passenger eVTOL global regulations, standards, CONOPs and roadmaps published

The Urban Air Mobility News and Global AAM/UAM Market Map teams have launched a new update to the dynamic publication AAM regulations, standards, CONOPS and roadmaps for passenger-carrying operations, which gives subscribers an up-to-date view […]

Air taxis and personal transports

“EHang, Hefei Hey Airlines granted air operator certificate by the CAAC – commercial operations imminent”

Multiple media reports say EHang has received acceptance of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) application from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its EH216-S, paving the way for commercial operations. According to China’s […]