Air taxis and personal transports

Japan’s aviation regulator accepts Archer Aviation’s Midnight eVTOL certification application

In an X post, Nikhil Goel, Chief Commercial Officer at Archer Aviation, has reported  that Japan’s civil aviation authority, JCAB, “accepted our type certificate application to validate the Midnight aircraft based on FAA certification, a […]

Air taxis and personal transports

NOEMI signs electric seaplane deals with operators in India and the Philippines

NOEMI Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SkyHop Aviation, India’s first dedicated commercial seaplane operator, to start with the introduction of up to 15 NOEMI amphibious aircraft into the Indian market. NOEMI’s […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

EHang, China Construction Sixth Engineering start work on vertiport network in Lingao, Hainan

EHang today announced a strategic cooperation framework agreement of intent with China Construction Sixth Engineering Bureau to develop the Cross-Sea Low-Altitude Corridor Project in Lingao, Hainan to establish a closed‑loop low altitude economy ecosystem that […]

Batteries

Ampaire closes USD19 million financing round to support hybrid electric aviation propulsion development

Ampaire, developer of hybrid-electric aviation propulsion systems, today announced the closing of a USD19 million Series B financing led by DiamondStream Partners. The financing brings Ampaire’s total funding to USD68 million, including approximately USD25 million […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Sri Lanka’s CAASL accepts EHang eVTOL sandbox proposals – first test flights in four months

The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) in a Linkedin post reports it has adopted the proposals presented by EHANG EHang Intelligent under its Global Fast-Track Programme, aimed at establishing the first electric Vertical […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

FAA, Electra and Pennsylvania DOT announce first eIPP test flights in the region

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has today announced that Electra and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in partnership with New Jersey Department of Transportation have conducted the first hybrid-electric demonstration flights to test routes […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Australia’s Helitours to buy five SkyDrive eVTOLs for Gold Coast sightseeing operations

SkyDrive today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gold Coast Helitours, a helicopter operator based in the Gold Coast, Australia. “This milestone agreement represents SkyDrive’s first LOI with an Australian operator […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Eve Air Mobility, RV Connex partner to develop AAM regulatory engagement in Thailand

Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex, a Thai engineering and aerospace company, are signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on regulatory development that will help shape Thailand’s advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, […]