AAM/UAM route and programme news

Odense partners with HCA Airport to develop vertiport infrastructure for flying taxis in Denmark

A new partnership between HCA Airport in Odense and Copenhagen Helicopter aims to support electrically-powered flying taxis between Denmark’s two largest cities. The first site will be launched over Funen with the end-goal to establish […]

Vertiports

FAA “grants first conditional vertiport approval” – to Blackstone, Virginia, Army Airfield

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the first conditional approval for a vertiport at Allen C. Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield (KBKT), in Blackstone, Virginia. “This action creates a path for the airport to […]

Vertiports

Japan releases official version of domestic Vertiport guidelines, supports AAM development

Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has released Vertiports Design Guidelines. The policy document is the outcome of discussion amongst country wide working groups and insight taken directly from […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Land Rotor to mass produce personal Sportster eVTOL in USD700 million deal with Aeroauto

Land Rotor has announced plans to mass-produce the AAM Sportster in a USD700 million dollar deal with Aeroauto, LLC of Royal Palm Beach, Florida. “This marks one of the largest commitments to provide consumers with safe and affordable […]