Volocopter and ADAC Luftrettung have announced today that ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two VoloCity electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. According to Volocopter: “After
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EHang obtains permit to fly autonomous air vehicle in Austria
EHang Holdings Limited has announced it has achieved a significant milestone on the path to offering Urban Air Mobility (UAM) services worldwide with the December
Read moreAmsterdam Drone Week – Asia Pacific leads air taxi development but “unmanned air vehicles need to be safer”
Asia’s ability to make things happen to a timetable stems from close coordination at government level, said Duncan Walker CEO of Skyports, “It sounds simple,
Read moreAmsterdam Drone Week: “EU U-space regulations targeted for 2022, air taxis 2023”
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
Read more“GoFly competition for personal air vehicle pioneers adapts to pandemic restrictions” – Vertiflite
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
Read moreUAV Navigation and CATEC published their future concept for UAM operations
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)
Read moreH3X launches eVTOL electric motor “three times more efficient than current types”
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
Read moreSouth Korea’s Aerospace9 takes stake in Bye Aerospace, purchases 300 electric aircraft
Bye Aerospace Inc has announced that the company has entered into agreements with Aerospace9, a new company headquartered in Seoul, Korea, under which Aerospace9 has
Read moreTwo Horizon 2020-funded projects plan ‘air taxi demonstrations across Europe by 2022’
Spanish national air navigation manager ENAIRE is working on European projects to manage the future mobility of people in urban and peri-urban areas through flying
Read moreCanadian research agencies launch CAAM to develop commercial advanced air mobility (AAM) operations
A multi-stakeholder group has announced the launch of the Vancouver-based Canadian Advanced Air Mobility Consortium (CAAM) aimed at streamlining research and development of commercial Advanced
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