Fixed wing low/zero emissions

ILA Berlin – VÆRIDION announces new customers and battery partnership

Electric aircraft developer VÆRIDION has announced more orders, the successful completion of its aircraft-level Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and the selection of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) as the first business partnership for its proprietary […]

UAM infrastructure

UrbanV, Japan’s JAC partner on developing AAM infrastructure in Tokyo and beyond

UrbanV, the international vertiport network operator and Japan Airport Consultants, Inc. (JAC), Japan’s airport consulting firm, have signed a cooperative agreement aimed at supporting the planning, design, regulatory integration and commercialization of advanced air mobility […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Helios Horizon “the first company to fly an aircraft powered by solid state batteries”

Multiple press reports say Sarasota-based Helios Horizon has become the first company to fly an aircraft powered by solid-state batteries. According to the Sarasota Magazine: “Helios Horizon’s aircraft’s previous lithium-ion batteries provided 260 watt-hours per […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang last quarter results: sales of four aircraft and work with CAAC ahead of commercial operations

EHang Holdings Limited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, record sales of four EH216 series1 eVTOLs – compared with 11 units of EH216 series in the first quarter of 2025, and […]

Cargo and logistics

AutoFlight’s V2000CG CarryAll cargo eVTOL drone “granted Indonesian type certificate”

AutoFlight reports in a Linkedin post that its V2000CG CarryAll cargo drone has been granted a Validated Type Certificate (VTC) in Indonesia, “becoming the world’s first eVTOL to secure overseas type certificate validation,” said the company. […]

Market analysis

Valour Consultancy report forecasts 6,824 eVTOL air taxis by 2050

According to a new report by Valour Consultancy, “The Future of Advanced Air Mobility – 2026”, the in-service fleet of passenger electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis will reach 6,824 by 2050. According to report author Craig Foster, outside China, take-off […]

Events

Major new online AVL SIMpulse electric aviation event – “Simulation at the forefront of electric flight”

AVL SIMpulse: Electrified Aviation – New Energy, New Challenges, New Solutions Online event: July 2, 2026 Time: 04:00 PM CEST (UTC+2 timezone) Language: English Register here Electric flight is reshaping aviation right now. From eVTOL […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Mitsui, JAL and Lloyd’s Register to support REGENT Craft electric Seaglider certification in Japan

Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd has entered into an agreement with Japan Airlines, Lloyd’s Register and REGENT Craft to jointly develop processes for vessel certification and operational approval, with the aim of commercializing REGENT’s fully electric […]