Air taxis and personal transports

UrbanLink is developing AI-based fleet operations management system for its LiliumJet eVTOLs

UrbanLink Air Mobility LLC, a South Florida-based advanced air mobility (AAM) operator, has announced it has started development of an artificial intelligence operating system, Thayer A.I.™, to determine aircraft and crew positioning, forecast surge demand, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

FI 2024: Supernal and Sigma Air Mobility partner on vertiport and AAM infrastructure development

Supernal LLC and Sigma Air Mobility – a Luxaviation Group company – today announced a joint effort to identify and develop targeted markets for future AAM infrastructure and investments, targeting key markets in South and Southeast Asia and […]

Business Partnerships

FI 2024: Cranfield Aerospace and Evia Aero partner to develop electric and hydrogen/electric infrastructure

Evia Energy, an affiliate of Evia Aero GmbH, and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited today agreed to partner in the development of airport infrastructure to enable both electric and hydrogen-electric aircraft operations at regional airports. “This […]

UAM infrastructure

FI 2024: Eve Air Mobility and Siemens partner to develop AAM electrical infrastructure solutions

Eve Air Mobility and Siemens Smart Infrastructure are teaming up to evaluate the electrical infrastructure and energy management services needed to support safe, efficient and scalable eVTOL operations. The two companies will collaborate on evaluating […]

Government investment

FI 2024: UK government invests UKP100 million in sustainable, AAM technology research

The UK’s Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has announced over UKP100 million of government-industry funding for sustainable aerospace tech projects to support greener air travel, at the launch of the 2024 Farnborough Airshow. Just […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

FI 2024: Lilium, SEA and Skyports partner to develop AAM services in Northern Italy

Lilium, SEA – the operator of Milan’s airports – and Skyports Infrastructure have today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) laying the groundwork for the development of a passenger electric vertical take-off […]

Research

FI 2024: UK’s Cranfield University joins pan-European team researching solid oxide fuel cells

The UK’s Cranfield University is the only UK university involved in FlyECO, a EUR4 million pan-European project to develop sustainable aviation solutions through the close integration of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) and hydrogen-powered electrified […]

Government investment

FI 2024: UK regional government to help Hybrid Air Vehicles finance Airlander production

Hybrid Air Vehicles, the organisation behind the Airlander lighter-than-air transport, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore financing opportunities with the South Yorkshire JESSICA Urban Development Fund to invest in […]