Air taxis and personal transports Archives

Amsterdam Drone Week: “EU U-space regulations targeted for 2022, air taxis 2023”

December 2, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Air taxis and personal transports

By Jenny Beechener and Philip Butterworth-Hayes Discussions with member states on the European Union draft U-space regulation are going well and should be finalised by

Uber Elevate releases latest white paper on “designing Uber Air for community”

November 27, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor After more than four years since the first Uber Elevate white paper, the company has announced a new report focused on designing Uber Air

Watch Video: EHang 216’s South Korean Flight Tour: “A first major step towards future UAM operations”

November 25, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor EHang, announced this week that its two-seater passenger AAV 216, has completed maiden flights in three South Korean locations, Seoul, Daegu, and

Watch video: Mainstream media show “increasing interest in drone industry”

November 25, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor The UKs BBC service is, perhaps, the best-known media outlet in the world. So, when the Corporation shows interest in drones, you

“GoFly competition for personal air vehicle pioneers adapts to pandemic restrictions” – Vertiflite

November 20, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Air taxis and personal transports

The Vertical Flight Society’s Vertiflite magazine has given an update (https://evtol.news/news/gofly-teams-prepare-to-fly-again) on the GoFly Prize competition, with the November announcement from GoFly: “While the Grand Prize remains

UAV Navigation and CATEC published their future concept for UAM operations

November 17, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Air taxis and personal transports

UAV Navigation and CATEC have presented an urban air mobility project within the CERVERA call, funded by the Center for Technological and Industrial Development (CDTI)

Lilium in partnership with Tavistock to build first U.S. vertiport in Orlando

November 12, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor Following on from yesterday’s breaking news that Munich-based Lilium, an eVTOL jet aircraft manufacturer, will open its first U.S. vertiport at Orlando’s

H3X launches eVTOL electric motor “three times more efficient than current types”

November 11, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Air taxis and personal transports

Minneapolis-based H3X has launched what it claims to be an integrated electric motor design, the HPDM-250, that can provide sustained power as some of the

South Korea: Drone taxis and “bags of rice” take to the sky in Seoul

November 11, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor A special event took place today, in South Korea near the city of Seoul’s Han River, which offers a glimpse of aviation

U.S. City of Orlando collaborates with Lilium for drone air taxi development

November 11, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor The American City of Orlando is increasing the region’s investment for a future aerial mobility framework, reports bizjournals.com. The Orlando City Commission is