AAM/UAM route and programme news

SkyDrive formalizes sales agreement for ten eVTOLs and route network plans with Taiwan’s 7ADrones

SkyDrive reports it has reached a general understanding with 7A Drones, a major Taiwanese drone system company, for the purchase of 10 “SKYDRIVE” (SkyDrive Model SD-05) eVTOL aircraft. This agreement outlines the framework, including pricing […]

Fixed wing low/zero emissions

Electra’s hybrid-electric propulsion and flight control architecture now patent protected

Electra reports it has been granted a series of U.S. patents that protect core components of its hybrid-electric propulsion and flight control architecture, a system designed to enable Ultra Short takeoff and landing operations while […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) makes maiden urban flight of its OPPAV eVTOL

In a YouTube post, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) reports it has successfully completed the first urban demonstration flight of its Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle (OPPAV) eVTOL. The flight took place last month. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

India’s Dragale unveils early concept of its DX-1 AyuRather air ambulance eVTOL

India’s Dragale has shared on Linkedin an early concept visual of its DX-1 AyuRatha eVTOL Air Ambulance, designed to move patients directly from hospital rooftop to hospital rooftop, bypassing ground congestion and delays. According to […]

Business Partnerships

SkyGrid and San Antonio Port (Texas) partner to develop AAM ecosystem with CONOPs and vertiport

SkyGrid, an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) third-party service provider (TSP) and Port San Antonio, will jointly explore technologies, services, and operational frameworks to safely integrate AAM operations on the Port’s 1,900-acre Tech Port campus and beyond. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Horizon Aircraft selects North American Industries to provide the Cavorite X7 wing

Horizon Aircraft has announced a partnership with North Aircraft Industries to manufacture and test the custom-engineered wings for the company’s full-scale VTOL aircraft, the Cavorite X7. North Aircraft Industries is a specialist in complex aerospace […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Vertical Aerospace signs deal with Saudi partners to develop AAM ecosystem in the country

Vertical Aerospace has announced the signing of a strategic three-party Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies, a leading Saudi industrial conglomerate, and the Saudi National Industrial Development Centre (NIDC), part of the Ministry of Industry and Mineral […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Synerjet to buy ten electric Seaglider amphibious aircraft from REGENT Craft

REGENT Craft, the developer and manufacturer of Seaglider™ vessels, has announced an order for 10 Seaglider vessels from Synerjet, a Latin American aviation services and aircraft sales company specializing in business aviation and premium mobility […]