UAM infrastructure

Skyports Infrastructure “bids for, and wins, nine AAM infrastructure projects in Japan”

Skyports Infrastructure reports it has secured all nine Japanese subsidy projects it participated in during 2026, achieving a 100% application success rate. Working alongside leading Japanese corporations including Kanematsu Corporation and Mitsui Fudosan, the nine […]

Air taxis and personal transports

“Cassio S” reborn as “X-Volt” to flight test ERA 19-seat hybrid electric airliner technologies

Just two months after acquiring VoltAero’s assets, AURA AERO has returned the Cassio S hybrid-electric demonstrator to flight at Rochefort Airport, under its new name “X-VOLT”, says the company in a press release. “X-VOLT will […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

SkyDrive, Verty partner to develop AAM flight ops, ATM and vertiports in South Korea

SkyDrive today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Verty, a South Korean company building an integrated operational framework spanning flight operations, air traffic management and vertiport infrastructure. The agreement establishes […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Electra chooses Atlas to build the EL9 Ultra Short aircraft airframe

Electra and Atlas have announced an airframe agreement for the EL9 Ultra Short airplane, pairing Electra’s aircraft design with Atlas’s aerospace manufacturing expertise as the programme advances through flight test, certification, and toward scaled commercial […]

Emerging regulations

Bill to streamline AAM FAA certification procedures passes through Congress transport committee

US Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) has announced that his bill, H.R. 7553, the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act, has advanced through the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. “For far too long, outdated regulations and burdensome […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Sarla Aviation signs vertiport development partnership with Prestige Estates

India’s Sarla Aviation, an eVTOL developer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Prestige Estates Projects Limited, an Indian real estate developer. “Prestige Group’s portfolio malls, tech parks, and townships spanning Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and […]