AAM/UAM route and programme news

Skyports Infrastructure and Japan’s Oita Prefecture plan a network of eVTOL services

Skyports Infrastructure has partnered with Oita Prefectural Government to lay the foundations for future advanced air mobility (AAM) services across the prefecture, supporting Oita’s target to launch commercial operations in approximately 2028. Formalised through a […]

Air taxis and personal transports

REGENT Craft “makes first crewed Viceroy all electric wing-in-ground effect aircraft flight”

REGENT Craft’s Seaglider™ vessel prototype, Viceroy, has successfully completed its first human-crewed flight, making it the largest-ever all-electric wing-in-ground effect (WIG) craft to fly with people on board, says the company in a press release. […]

Air taxis and personal transports

India’s Manipal Hospital network links with Sarla to develop eVTOL medical network

India’s Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sarla Aviation and Aeromed International Rescue Services to explore the development of next-generation air ambulance services using electric vertical take-off […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

FlyOneE engages Post Oak Group to expand air taxi operations in Australia and beyond

Australian electric aviation company FlyOnE Limited reports it has engaged Texas-based investment firm Post Oak Group to lead its current investment round, supporting the next phase of the company’s expansion across Australia and international markets. […]

Cargo and logistics

FAA announces test flight with remotely-piloted hybrid-electric cargo aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on 31 August that Elroy Air and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development conducted a hybrid-electric demonstration flight to test cargo deliveries using remotely piloted aircraft at Houma-Terrebonne […]