AAM/UAM route and programme news

MICAELIS announces plans for autonomous eVTOL medical services and Rio vertiport

Brazil’s MICAELIS has partnered with the Brazilian Association of Aeromedical Operations (ABOA) to develop the integration of electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) in the transport of organs, tissues, samples for examinations, and blood […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

SkyDrive, SAI Flight, Greenville Downtown airport to develop AAM services in Greenville

SkyDrive, SAI Flight, one of the largest private jet charter companies in South Carolina, and Greenville Downtown Airport, the state’s busiest general aviation hub, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop innovative […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

FMCI, EA Maven study “identifies 174 potentially beneficial AAM routes across Ireland”

Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI) has partnered with Electric Aviation Maven (EA Maven) to explore the potential impact of advanced air mobility (AAM) in Ireland. The study aims to evaluate the feasibility and impact of […]

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EHang launches new Hefei operations hub and vertiport – commercial operations “this year”

EHang Holdings Limited has announced the launch of a UAM Hub at Luogang Central Park in Hefei, Anhui Province, marking the second vertiport established in Luogang Park following the opening of the Urban Air Mobility […]

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“LIFT Aircraft to offer personal eVTOL services with Marubeni in Osaka in 2025”

Multiple media outlets have reported that personal electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) startup LIFT Aircraft has announced plans to launch in Japan during next year’s World Expo in Osaka with its partner Marubeni Aerospace. According to a […]

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Japan’s Soracle to purchase up to 100 Archer Midnight eVTOLs to link major cities in Japan

Archer Aviation Inc and Soracle Corporation (Soracle), a joint venture newly established by Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, have signed agreements focused on bringing advanced air mobility (AAM) services to Japan. “Soracle plans to launch […]

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Shenzhen “announces plans for over 1,200 drone/eVTOL take off and landing platforms”

China’s Shenzhen has pledged to invest 12 billion yuan (USD1.7 billion) in infrastructure for the low-altitude economy over the next two years, building over 1,200 take-off and landing platforms for air taxis and drones by 2026, according to […]

AAM/UAM route and programme news

Bye Aerospace’s E-Flyer “on track for certification; electric air taxi route planned for Australia”

Fly On E Sustainable Aviation in a Linkedin post reports that the Bye Aerospace E-Flyer is “on track for FAA Part 23 certification and service entry in the next 24 to 30 months.” E-Flyer aircraft […]