Air taxis and personal transports

Samson Sky publishes details of Switchblade Flying Car accelerated build-your own programme for customers

Samson Sky, producers of the Switchblade Flying Car, has unveiled details of its new manufacturing process, which will enable the company to make its carbon fibre parts eight times faster and at half the cost […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Paris Air Show 2025: Ascendance, EXEOS launch STERNA hybrid-electric propulsion system

At the 55th International Paris Air Show, Ascendance is announcing the launch of the STERNA Hybrid Pack, its proprietary hybrid-electric propulsion system. “This modular solution natively integrates a propulsion battery designed specifically for hybrid-electric aviation, an energy management system, and […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Wisk Aero acquires SkyGrid to accelerate airspace integration of autonomous aircraft

Wisk Aero has announced that SkyGrid, an AAM third-party service provider (TSP), will become a subsidiary of Wisk. “Through their strategic alignment, Wisk and SkyGrid will work together to address the critical challenges necessary for expanding […]

Air taxis and personal transports

LYNEports to work with AeroVecto on developing high volume, low altitude transport network in Oman

LYNEports has announced a strategic partnership with AeroVecto, a pioneering hybrid electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company based in Oman. AeroVecto’s flagship aircraft Shuttle is a hybrid electric aircraft “designed to redefine public […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Western Sydney International Airport draft masterplan “supports New South Wales eVTOL network”

Australia’s Western Sydney International Airport has released a  preliminary draft masterplan that includes plans for supporting electric air taxis and a network of eVTOL routes in New South Wales. “During the concept and development phase […]

Government investment

North Carolina Department of Transportation awards grants to cities for AAM planning

The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation has announced the recipients of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Planning Grants. Five municipalities and regional planning organizations have been awarded funding to develop or enhance […]

Emerging regulations

“Unleashing American Drone Dominance” US presidential order to accelerate US eVTOL industry launch

Philip Butterworth-Hayes The “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” presidential executive order of June 6 has opened the door to swifter and less complex access of eVTOLs to the US National Airspace System. Four actions within the […]