Air taxis and personal transports

Volocopter “is realigning its supply chain, planning for VoloXPro certification this year”

Volocopter reports it is accelerating its research, development, and production for the VoloCity and VoloXPro and is realigning its supply chain. Volocopter estimates that its VoloXPro, which is intended to open the end-customer market in […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Ohio consortium and BETA/Surf becomes latest eIPP applicants – who are the others?

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Ohio has become the latest applicant to submit a proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). The FAA expects to select at least […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Horizon Aircraft chooses RAMPF Composites Solutions to make the Cavorite X7 fuselage

Horizon Aircraft has announced it has partnered with RAMPF Composite Solutions (RAMPF) to manufacture the fuselage—the main body of the aircraft—for the Cavorite X7. RAMPF is a specialist in high-performance composite design, engineering, and manufacturing. […]

Business Partnerships

LODD Autonomous and Khalifa University of Science and Technology link to advance powertrain development

Khalifa University of Science and Technology and LODD Autonomous have announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), bringing together the University’s research and innovation leadership with LODD’s expertise to strengthen collaboration in electric […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Ehang partners with Spain’s RACE to bring eVTOL flights to Madrid motor sport circuit

EHang has announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE), Spain´s leading automobile club and founding member of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), to explore joint initiatives […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Incheon to host future aircraft exchange in response to growing urban traffic congestion

The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) is set to discuss advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies in response to urban traffic congestion and the growing demand for eco-friendly transportation, The Asia Business Daily […]

Cargo and logistics

Autonomous heavy-lift cargo aircraft company Grid Aero completes USD20 million finance round

Grid Aero, an aerospace startup building low-cost, autonomous aircraft for long-range operations, today announced it has raised a USD20 million Series A co-led by Bison Ventures and Geodesic Capital, with participation from Stony Lonesome Group […]

Market analysis

“India will need 10,000-15,000 vertiports/vertipads by 2045” – new market study from Skyportz

Skyportz, the Australian vertiport developer, today released new analysis identifying Delhi and India as a critical global market for air taxi deployment. “The Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Vertiport Market Study,” suggests India can develop into […]