By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The unfavourable reaction from Paris local politicians across the political divide to the launch of electric air taxi operations during the 2024 Olympic Games
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Category: Commentary
Vertical Aerospace 2023 Q3 financial report cites UKP22 million loss and UKP74 million reserves
Vertical Aerospace today released its Q3/2023 Shareholder Letter, covering its performance and progress across its proprietary technology, full-scale eVTOL prototype and partnerships. Financially the letter says
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What EHang’s EH216 type certification means for the global aviation industry
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The announcement on October 13 that the EHang EH216-S has obtained a type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
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AirTaxi World Congress: Optimism around eVTOLs, concerns around infrastructure
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes As with all major events, AirTaxi World Congress last week in San Francisco was a show with two very different types of
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“I’m concerned about the lack of understanding about the complexity of vertiport operations”- Fethi Chebil
Fethi Chebil is CEO and Founder of Vports. In June this year the company initiated the certification process for its vertiports as part of the
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UAM/AAM reality check: fire training-course approvals as important as airworthiness certificates
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The rate of progress in the evolution of the global urban air mobility market is determined largely by the speed with which
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Lilium releases Q2 2023 Shareholder Letter
Lilium, developer of the all-electric vertical take-off and landing (“eVTOL”) jet, has released its Q2 2023 Shareholder Letter. The letter discusses Lilium’s progress towards important
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AAM, drone and UTM leaders expect industry acceleration following passage of FAA reauthorization
The US House of Representatives on July 20 passed the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act (H.R. 3935), a bill to reauthorize the
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FAA’s Innovate28 vision: Clear high-level view but uncertainty over local responsibilities
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Implementation Plan Near-term (Innovate28) Focus with an Eye on the Future
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Are truly affordable eVTOLs possible to produce and operate? Yes
A view by Jürgen Greil, CEO, FlyNow Aviation, on Michael Halaby`s article, which first was published in the May 2023 edition of Royal Aeronautical Society’s
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