UAM infrastructure

BDI autonomous landing systems for eVTOL operations to be installed in Miami

The Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) is working with Bell-Dancy Industries (BDI), an autonomous infrastructure & logistics company, to implement the Autonomous Landing & Take-Off Assistant (ALTA), its proprietary air traffic management system across ramp facilities […]

Air taxis and personal transports

AutoFlight eVTOL makes first flight in Kazakhstan – company reports 50 orders and a vertiport

Chinese eVTOL developer AutoFlight reports it has successfully completed the first ton-class eVTOL demonstration flight in Alatau City, Kazakhstan – marking the first eVTOL Urban Air Mobility flight in Central Asia. The first vertiport in […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Vertical Aerospace reports progress on hybrid-electric engine and Valo battery

Vertical Aerospace today announced two key programme milestones: the start of integration testing for its next-generation hybrid-electric propulsion system, and the production of the first all-electric Valo battery from its upgraded assembly line. According to […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Volocopter’s “world first” eVTOL pilot training aid – flying supported by VR ground station

According to a Linkedin post from Volocopter, pilots from ADAC Luftrettung “have successfully flown a VoloCity eVTOL under supervision in a real-world environment — supported by the SimX Groundstation.” “For the first time globally, experienced […]

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“There are now 284 cities/regions planning eVTOL services – USA is catching up with China”

The latest analysis of eVTOL-focused advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure programmes, the Worldwide AAM/UAM Routes and Programmes Guide from Unmanned Publications, has identified 284 eVTOL-based infrastructure development and route-planning programmes underway around the world by […]