Lilium has announced that it has begun the next phase of flight testing in Spain with its fifth generation technology demonstrator, Phoenix 2. “Over the
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Category: Air taxis and personal transports
“Four eVTOL companies valued at more than USD1 billion” – Drone Industry Insights
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Drone Industry Insights has published a new table outlining the performance of eVTOL and drone industry stocks. “There are now six passenger
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CAAM and CARTAMS “to develop five year UAM roadmap for Canada”
The Canadian Advanced Air Mobility consortium (CAAM) and the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Aviation, Mobility and Space (CARTAMS) have announced a partnership
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Blueberry Aviation and Dufour Aerospace enter long-term commercial partnership
Blueberry Aviation, the commercial aircraft and helicopter specialists, and Dufour Aerospace, a Swiss eVTOL company, have announced that they have signed a global partnership agreement.
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Urban-Air Port collaborate with Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) to develop “new unmanned and manned aerial vehicle hub”
By Chris Stonor Urban-Air Port (UAP) is to collaborate with Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) to develop an off-grid, hydrogen-powered infrastructure hub at the airport, reports
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Contentious feature: “Airlines’ eVTOL orders mostly a marketing device, not reliable indication of demand”
By Chris Stonor Elan Head, writer for theaircurrent.com has written a contentious and brave feature this week asking whether the boom in recent eVTOL orders
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India: eVTOL ePlane “aims to launch electric flying taxis by 2024”
By Chris Stonor e-plane, the Indian-based eVTOL flying taxi start-up made a bold statement this week. It aims “to launch its aircraft in India by
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Fantastic news for shareholders: Ehang expects EH216 certification in Mid-2022, to launch “world’s first-ever eVTOL commercial flights”
By Chris Stonor This is fantastic news for EHang fans, investors and AAM supporters. The eVTOL company expects its EH216 AAV craft to gain certification
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Australia: Skyportz, Sea World Helicopters announce collaboration to bring eVTOLs to Gold Coast
By Chris Stonor Australian-based Skyportz, the aviation consultant and vertiport securer, announced this week it is to collaborate with Sea World Helicopters to “bring eVTOLs
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Vertical Aerospace VX4 “enjoying strong demand” as Avolon exceeds pre-order commitments: VA potential revenue now stands at USD5.4 billion!
By Chris Stonor March has been a fantastic month for Vertical Aerospace as demand for its future VX4 eVTOL continues to increase. This shows an
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