New city projects

Jiangmen Low-Altitude Tourism Town project announces order for 100 Xpeng Aerhot eVTOLs.

The Jiangmen Low-Altitude Tourism Town project has announced an order for 100 Xpeng Aerhot eVTOLs. According to the programme sponsors in a YouTube video: “The low-altitude cultural and tourism town project includes low-altitude flight experience, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

EHang and Taiyuan City to develop eVTOL operations “with up to 500 EH216-S eVTOLs”

EHang has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiyuan Xishan Ecological Tourism Investment Construction Co to jointly develop the low-altitude economy in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China. “Concurrently with the signing of the MoU, […]

New city projects

Australia anticipates air taxis at Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games – press reports

Australia’s air navigation service provider Airservices expects the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games “to be catalysing event for air taxis”, according to Luke Gumley, Airservices head of transformation uncrewed services in an exclusive interview with The Guardian newspaper. Australia […]

New city projects

North Carolina aviation division issues RFI to zero emission aircraft manufacturers

The North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Aviation has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for zero-emissions aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and vendors to participate in a programme aimed at understanding and exploring […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Nagano City, Japan, to host eVTOL flights at urban AAM event on January 24

A consortium of Japanese research organisations, local authorities and industries has announced it will conduct eVTOL flight displays and demonstrate vertiport operations at an advanced air mobility (AAM) exhibition on January 24, 2023. The consortium […]