Air taxis and personal transports

China’s VOLANT raises USD300 million to progress its VE25-100 eVTOL programme

Shanghai-based eVTOL developer VOLANT reports it has successfully completed its Series C financing round, raising over USD300 million. “This milestone marks the largest single financing event in China’s commercial passenger eVTOL sector to date,” said […]

Air taxis and personal transports

“Joby completes first point-to-point eVTOL air taxi flights in New York City”

Joby Aviation today announced “the completion of the first-ever point-to-point electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi demonstration flights in New York City’s history”, marking the start of a week-long public campaign across the […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

“ELECTRON E3 Albatross electric fixed-wing aircraft passes Design Concept Review”

The Netherland’s ELECTRON Aerospace at AERO Friedrichshafen 2026 last week reported that its E5 Albatross has passed its Design Concept Review. The aircraft’s first flight is planned for 2027 and the selected concept can deliver 500 […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

India’s Jio-bp and VJaitra to launch nationwide network of eVTOL charging stations

India’s Jio-bp and VJaitra Air Mobility have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a nationwide charging infrastructure ecosystem over next-generation vertiports for electric and hydrogen-powered air taxis, according to a Linkedin […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Test flights of AutoFlight eVTOLs planned for Kazakhstan later this year

China’s eVTOL developer AutoFlight reports demonstration flights of the company’s eVTOls will take place later this year Alatau and Astana, Kazakhstan. A delegation from Kazakhstan’s Aviation Administration and Alatau Advance Air Group Ltd. (AAAG) visited […]

Emerging regulations

UK government outlines regulatory workplan for speeding BVLOS operations and eVTOL integration

UK transport minister Heidi Alexander has highlighted the UK government’s new aviation priorities, including enabling routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights and electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) integration, in a […]