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 […]

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 […]

Air taxis and personal transports

YIVTOL S-ZERO single-person eVTOL “awarded European certificate of registration”

China’s Dikongjingji news agency reports that Shenzhen’s YIVTOL S-ZERO single-person eVTOL “has obtained the first European Certificate of Filing (Registeration), becoming the world’s first Chinese company to obtain European ultralight eVTOL manned low-altitude economy.” According […]

UAM infrastructure

GSMA’s JRC launches industry action call to develop e-conspicuity services for drones and eVTOLs

The global mobile phone network operator association the GSMA has today announced the launch of a new industry-first call to action “bringing together leaders from telecommunications, aviation, security and drone operations to help shape the […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Marshall Aerospace tests flight control characteristics of Horizon Aircraft’s Cavorite X7

Horizon Aircraft reports that global partner Marshall Aerospace has completed a flight dynamics and control model to support the development and certification of the company’s hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the Cavorite X7. […]