Air taxis and personal transports

Lilium receives EASA Design Organisation Approval

Lilium announced today that it has received Design Organisation Approval from its primary regulatory authority, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA”). The company says the award marks a major milestone for Lilium, positioning it […]

Air taxis and personal transports

AIBOT receives USD15 million CalCompetes grant, boosting eVTOL industry and job creation in California

AIBOT, a California-based company developing an AI-defined electric vertical take-off and landing (aiEVTOL) aircraft and ecosystem, announced its recent award of a USD15 million grant from the California Competes Grant Program. This significant endorsement by […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Ascendance and Amedeo seal a strategic partnership agreement to “speed the decarbonisation of global aviation”

Ascendance, manufacturer of hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) airplanes and solutions to decarbonise flying, has teamed with Amedeo (Amedeo Capital Limited), a privately owned global Aircraft Lessor and Asset Manager, to accelerate the development […]

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South Korea to invest USD22.4 million to build future aviation technology centre for drones and flying taxis

South Korea will invest USD22.4 million to build a future aviation centre in the eastern city of Wonju for the development, demonstration, and technology evaluation of future aviation technologies according to the Aju Korea Daily […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Electra completes “world’s first hybrid-electric ‘blown-lift’ eSTOL aircraft flight”

Aircraft manufacturer Electra announced today that it has completed the first flights of its EL-2 Goldfinch, a hybrid-electric, ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft. “The Goldfinch completed its hybrid-electric flight on November 19, from the […]