Emerging regulations

China launches government-backed urban air transport development and infrastructure plan

Chinese financial press sources report the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, and the Civil Aviation Administration of China have published the “Implementation Plan for […]

Air taxis and personal transports

KleinVision licenses production of its flying car design to Chinese company

Slovakia-based KleinVision reports it has sold a geographically limited licence for producing certified flying car technology to the Chinese company Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Co., LTD. KleineVision develops and manufacturers the AirCar. “The deal, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

German transport ministry “contemplating EUR150 million investment in Volocopter” – press reports

Frankfurter Allgemeine reports: “According to a report by “Spiegel”, Transport Minister Wissing (FDP) now wants to invest 150 million euros in the Volocopter company. The Ministry of Transport would pay the money together with the […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Ricardo and Greenjets announce progress on integrated battery/nacelle engine design

Ricardo, an environmental, and engineering consulting company, has supported Greenjets, pioneers of bespoke, compact jet engines for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) applications, to create the first generation of an electric fully operational demonstrator […]