Month: October 2026

Air taxis and personal transports

BETA Technologies, Joby Aviation complete landmark eIPP Florida flights

October 30, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on BETA Technologies, Joby Aviation complete landmark eIPP Florida flights

Florida has completed its first demonstration flights of the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), organised by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) with Joby and BETA Technologies testing cargo deliveries […]

UAM infrastructure

California’s latest AAM three-year workplan highlights eVTOL infrastructure challenges facing states

October 29, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on California’s latest AAM three-year workplan highlights eVTOL infrastructure challenges facing states

By Philip Butterworth-Hayes California’s Caltrans “Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Readiness and Three-Year Implementation Work Plan 2026 report”, recently published, highlights some of the infrastructure challenges, alongside the opportunities, facing the US states as they prepare […]

Government investment

North Carolina DOT names four AAM funding recipients

October 29, 2026 Kylie Bielby Comments Off on North Carolina DOT names four AAM funding recipients

The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Division of Aviation has named the second round of funding recipients through the department’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) planning programme. The programme explores how emerging aviation technologies could […]

Air taxis and personal transports

SkyDrive to work with six Singapore tech companies to advanced eVTOL development

October 29, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on SkyDrive to work with six Singapore tech companies to advanced eVTOL development

Japan’s SkyDrive has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for joint research, development, and technical validation focused on key component technologies for eVTOL aircraft with six Singapore-based technology companies — Accuron […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

“250 pre-sale orders for the all-electric MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator regional airliner”

October 27, 2026 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Comments Off on “250 pre-sale orders for the all-electric MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator regional airliner”

MD Aircraft has announced in a Linkedin post that 250 MDA1 eViator™ aircraft have now been pre-sold. The MDA1 eViator is a 9/10 passenger regional aircraft powered by an all-electric system featuring swappable electric power […]