Commentary

India’s advanced air mobility opportunity: routes, economics, infrastructure and a national plan

By Kiran S Pillai, Founder, Vastuta Think Tank India’s urban transport challenge is increasingly about time. Population growth, rising incomes, congestion and expanding metropolitan regions are putting pressure on roads, railways and conventional public transport. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

India’s ePlane company to integrate eVTOL operations in the new Noida International Airport

Ubifly Technologies Private Limited (The ePlane Company) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Noida International Airport, a greenfield aviation hub located in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India to establish framework […]

Air taxis and personal transports

FlyOnE signs letter of intent for ten MD Aircraft nine-seat electric eViator aircraft

FlyOnE Limited (Australia) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with MD Aircraft GmbH for ten all-electric MDA1 eViator™ aircraft. FlyOnE plans to integrate MDA1 all-electric nine-seat passenger aircraft into its portfolio of aviation services, […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

SkyDrive and partners launch feasibility study for commercial eVTOL operations in Western Japan

SkyDrive has announced that it has launched a joint initiative with leading enterprises in the Kansai region — including MUFG Bank — to evaluate and advance the commercial deployment and operational framework for eVTOL aircraft […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Doroni, TLG Aerospace partner to accelerate H1-X personal eVTOL certification

Doroni Aerospace has announced an engineering partnership with TLG Aerospace,  an aerospace engineering firm based in Seattle, Washington. The partners plan to accelerate the Doroni H1-X toward full-scale production, ground testing, and FAA airworthiness alignment. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

PAL-V, AVION and FLYVE to develop training programmes and system for PAL-V fly-drive vehicles

PAL-V, a company developing an aircraft which can also use public roads, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AVION, a specialist in advanced flight training devices, and FLYVE, a developer of FlyDrive ecosystems […]