Vertiports

Airmobility, Skyportz partner to introduce the Aeroberm™ modular vertiport to Japan

AirMobility and Skyportz have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the introduction of Skyportz’s patented modular vertipad, the Aeroberm™, into the Japanese market. AirMobility Inc. aims to combine the Aeroberm™ with its proprietary […]

Emerging regulations

New US Senate proposed legislation “will speed FAA certification of US eVTOLs”

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators – John Curtis (R-UT), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ted Budd (R-NC), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jerry Moran (R-KA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), and Todd Young (R-IN) – will introduce […]

Air taxis and personal transports

INFLYNC announces “first flight of the world’s first full-scale tilt-wing ducted fan eVTOL”

China’s INFLYNC has announced in a Linkedin post that “the world’s first full scale tilt wing ducted fan eVTOL — INFLYNC L600 has successfully completed its first flight.” According to the company: “INFLYNC L600 has […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

SkyDrive formalizes sales agreement for ten eVTOLs and route network plans with Taiwan’s 7ADrones

SkyDrive reports it has reached a general understanding with 7A Drones, a major Taiwanese drone system company, for the purchase of 10 “SKYDRIVE” (SkyDrive Model SD-05) eVTOL aircraft. This agreement outlines the framework, including pricing […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

Electra’s hybrid-electric propulsion and flight control architecture now patent protected

Electra reports it has been granted a series of U.S. patents that protect core components of its hybrid-electric propulsion and flight control architecture, a system designed to enable Ultra Short takeoff and landing operations while […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) makes maiden urban flight of its OPPAV eVTOL

In a YouTube post, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) reports it has successfully completed the first urban demonstration flight of its Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle (OPPAV) eVTOL. The flight took place last month. […]