Air taxis and personal transports Archives - Page 5 of 30

EHang confirms rumours of new long range eVTOL with “many new breakthrough features” just “months away” from trials

March 10, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor For a company to confirm social media rumours so soon after they emerge is an encouraging sign and that is exactly what

Malaysia: Drones to soon begin delivering packages to people’s doorsteps with air taxis on the horizon

March 9, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports, Business Partnerships, Express delivery, Government investment

By Chris Stonor Teleport, a logistics venture of AirAsia Digital has partnered with the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), the Lead Secretariat of

Honeywell’s latest “Turbogenerator” to power aircraft with biofuel

March 9, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports, Experimental craft

By Chris Stonor Honeywell has announced this week, it is developing a new power source for its hybrid-electric aircraft, planned for trial in the Autumn,

Rumour Mill: EHang “allegedly to launch” new AAV with 400 km range, 10 Xs more than present 216

March 9, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor Chinese AAV producer, EHang, is to launch an electric aircraft with a range that could exceed 400 kilometres, ten times that of

NASA extends deadline for AAM national campaign platform, infrastructure and simulator industry partners

March 8, 2021 Philip Butterworth-Hayes Air taxis and personal transports

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has extended the proposal date of ARMD Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign by three weeks to April 2,

Watch NEW Volocopter video presentation: eVTOL company prepares for Singapore flights in 2023

March 5, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor Volocopter has experienced a strong start to 2021 and now sees the eVTOL company preparing for the Willers Maas Meeting in Kyoto

Rumour Mill: Is Lilium to merge with Qell SPAC for stock market float?

March 4, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor Lilium, so says bloomberg.com, is in talks to go public through a merger with Qell, a special purpose acquisition company, according to

China: Geely plans to manufacture flying car in partnership with Volocopter for 2024

March 3, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

Volocopter is very much in the news this week with another breaking story, writes Chris Stonor. This time China automaker, Geely, plans to develop a

Washington DC: U.S senators introduce legislation to support AAM

March 3, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor U.S Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) introduced this week the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Co-ordination and Leadership Act to facilitate

Volocopter gains USD240 million in latest funding round

March 3, 2021 Chris Stonor Air taxis and personal transports

By Chris Stonor Volocopter has no difficulty in attracting investment for its eVTOL business and the latest Series D funding round that gained USD240 million has