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First UAM/AAM flight tests and infrastructure purchases “within a year”- FIA Connect

July 24, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Air taxis and personal transports

NASA plans to start its National Campaign-Developmental Testing (NC-DT) flights (https://nari.arc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/NC%20Breakout%20Overview%20EcoWorkshop_v2_III_3_27.pdf as part of its Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure research with Bell APT-70 (Autonomous Pod

Important milestone: Embraer X completes first eVTOL simulator flight

July 23, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

Embraer, the Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft as well as providing aeronautical services, announced this week that its Embraer

NASA, Agility Prime launch RFI for mapping advanced air mobility supply chain

July 23, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Air taxis and personal transports

The NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI) – part of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) – and the US Air Force”s Agility Prime initiative are

First CityAirbus demonstrator public flight lifts off in Bavaria, Germany

July 21, 2020 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Air taxis and personal transports

The first public flight of Airbus’ CityAirbus four-seat all-electric multicopter demonstrator took place at the company’s Donauwörth, Bavaria, Germany, flight test facility on July 20,

BAE reduces sizes of energy systems for electric aircraft

July 20, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

UK-based BAE Systems is working to produce smaller, lighter engine control systems for new electric aircraft like Jaunt Air Mobility’s planned family of eVTOL models,

Lilium opts for carbon fibre composite produced by Toray

July 17, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

Japan’s Toray is to supply carbon fibre composite materials for Lilium’s all-electric air vehicle, reports plasticstoday.com. Toray Industries has concluded an agreement with the Munich-based

VoltAero electric Cassio aircraft to be option on app-based air taxi service

July 16, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

Hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero’s impending Cassio aircraft is to be one of the options available to users of an app-based on-demand air taxi network being

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Bell announce partnership to test the Bell Nexus and other larger vehicle platforms

July 15, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) and Bell, a Textron Inc. company, have partnered to begin testing Bell’s mobility systems, like the Autonomous Pod Transport

Hanwha Systems partners with airport operator in new UAM project

July 14, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

Top defence contractor Hanwha Systems has partnered with Korea Airport Corporation (KAC) to develop air taxis, and the ensuing infrastructure and services to form a

U.S. hydrogen-powered eVTOL company Alakai create second generation Skai craft with manned flight targeted for 2021

July 13, 2020 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

US eVTOL company Alakai have created a second generation hydrogen-powered Skai air taxi with manned flight targeted for 2021, reports newatlas.com. The company made a