Air taxis and personal transports

Aero-Dienst and VÆRIDION to develop eCTOL ambulance operational concepts

VÆRIDION, a Munich based manufacturer of battery-electric aircraft, and Aero-Dienst, the Nuremberg-based full-service provider for business aviation and air ambulance services, have announced they will join forces to develop the “first-in-class electric conventional take-off and […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Textron eAviation’s Nexus eVTOL demonstrator achieves fuselage assembly milestone

Textron eAviation, a Textron Inc. company, today announced that it has successfully connected the two halves of the fuselage of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), Nexus, full-scale technology demonstrator. This significant milestone involves […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Indonesia to test flying taxis for new capital Nusantara in July, ahead of Independence Day showcase

Indonesia will test its first flying taxis for the country’s new capital Nusantara in July, ahead of an anticipated showcase at Independence Day celebrations on Aug 17 according to a ChannelNewsAsia article. “Trials will be […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Electra’s hybrid-electric test aircraft achieves first ultra-short eSTOL takeoff and landing in piloted test flights

Electra has announced that it has successfully achieved the first high-performance ultra-short flight operations of its piloted blown-lift hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) demonstrator aircraft (EL-2 Goldfinch). “Today’s milestone is an incredible achievement as […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Lloyd’s Register and REGENT partner on certification for all-electric seaglider

Lloyd’s Register (LR), a global professional services group specialising in providing expert assistance to marine engineering and technology providers and REGENT, the manufacturer of all-electric seagliders for sustainable maritime mobility, announced today that LR will provide […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Lilium extends FBO partnership with Luxaviation to develop ground infrastructure

Lilium today announced an expansion of its partnership with Luxaviation Group, one of the largest business aircraft and helicopter operators worldwide. “The expansion will unlock and leverage ExecuJet’s network of Fixed Based Operations (FBOs)—together with […]