Fixed wing low/zero emissions

“250 pre-sale orders for the all-electric MD Aircraft MDA1 eViator regional airliner”

MD Aircraft has announced in a Linkedin post that 250 MDA1 eViator™ aircraft have now been pre-sold. The MDA1 eViator is a 9/10 passenger regional aircraft powered by an all-electric system featuring swappable electric power […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Electra demonstrates hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft capability at Downtown Skyport on New York

Electra today announced the takeoff and landing of its hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft at Downtown Skyport in Lower Manhattan, marking what is believed to be the first-ever landing at the heliport by a fixed-wing aircraft […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Florida Polytechnic University buys Jetson ONE personal eVTOL for law enforcement, research

Jetson Inc has announced that Florida Polytechnic University has selected the Jetson ONE as what the University describes as the world’s first electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft intended for integration into law-enforcement operations. The […]

Air taxis and personal transports

AVERON Aerospace launches the A-001 hybrid-electric tiltrotor

AVERON Aerospace has announced it is developing the A-001, a next-generation hybrid-electric tiltrotor aircraft designed to expand access to emergency medical services in remote and infrastructure-limited regions. “Combining helicopter-like vertical takeoff and landing with the […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang and Malaysia’s Civil Aviation Authority agree sandbox cooperation

EHang has announced a sandbox cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM). “The cooperation will provide a platform to examine the technical and operational considerations associated with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Archer Aviation announces detailed plans for three Texas eVTOL networks – Austin, Dallas and Houston

Archer Aviation today published plans for three air taxi networks serving Austin, Dallas and Houston with the goal of increasing connectivity between major airports, business districts, and coastal destinations in the fastest growing megaregion in […]

Research

NASA funds AstraQua to research AI-based eVTOL propulsion system health diagnostics

NASA has awarded Santa Monica-based AstraQua USD1,274,990 to develop AstraSense for electrified aircraft propulsion. The project is focused on detecting degradation, diagnosing faults, predicting potential failures, and estimating remaining capability in complex electric propulsion systems. […]