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Toyota announces new investment of USD500 million in Joby Aviation

Toyota Motor Corporation and Joby Aviation today announced that Toyota will invest an additional USD500 million to support the certification and commercial production of Joby’s electric air taxi. According to a press release: “The investment, which will be made in two equal tranches, is subject [...]

The world is planning 1,044 vertiports for construction by 2028 – our latest report

There are currently 1,044 vertiports being planned for development between 2024-2028 around the world, or implicit in the network launch plans of eVTOL operators, according to our latest research report The global vertiport market map and forecast 2024-2028 compiled by the Global AAM/UAM Market Map research team. Of [...]

India’s CAA publishes guidance material for type certifying eVTOL aircraft

India’s Office of Director General of Civil Aviation has issued guidance material on type certification of vertical take-off and landing capable aircraft (VCA) “This guidance material aims to provide comprehensive type certification requirement including the essential performance based airworthiness criteria for VCA,” says the document [...]

The global UTM market: slow progress on UTM certification will impact eVTOL market evolution

Unmanned Airspace’s bi-annual review of the UTM market, The market for UAV Traffic Management Services – 2024-2028, September 2024 edition concludes the market for UTM systems and services will be worth USD1.8 billion between 2024 and 2028, and identifies eight revenue streams for UTM infrastructure and service providers. [...]

AutoFlight and Dassault Systèmes to partner on eVTOL product development and research

September 25, 2024 Comments Off

In a Linkedin post China’s eVTOL manufacturer AutoFlight has announced it has signed a strategic cooperative agreement with France’s Dassault Systèmes. “The two parties will build a collaborative R&D platform covering the entire process of […]

SkyDrive announces new investment, links with Osaka Metro to develop vertiports in Osaka

August 28, 2024 Comments Off

SkyDrive Inc has announced that it has signed an agreement with Osaka Metro Co., Ltd. (Osaka Metro) to study the feasibility of using eVTOL in the Osaka area after the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. […]

Groupe ADP and Lilium partner to develop vertiports in Europe, Middle East, Asia

July 24, 2024 Comments Off

Groupe ADP and Lilium N.V. today announced a partnership to collaborate on infrastructures for the Lilium Jet in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Groupe ADP, which operates and develops 23 airports around the globe […]

FI 2024: Honeywell and Odys partner to develop eVTOL/drone ground stations in the Middle East

July 24, 2024 Comments Off

Honeywell and Odys Aviation, a developer of advanced hybrid Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the design of new Ground Control Stations to support the […]

FI 2024: Cranfield Aerospace and Evia Aero partner to develop electric and hydrogen/electric infrastructure

July 23, 2024 Comments Off

Evia Energy, an affiliate of Evia Aero GmbH, and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited today agreed to partner in the development of airport infrastructure to enable both electric and hydrogen-electric aircraft operations at regional airports. “This […]

FI 2024: Lilium, SEA and Skyports partner to develop AAM services in Northern Italy

July 23, 2024 Comments Off

Lilium, SEA – the operator of Milan’s airports – and Skyports Infrastructure have today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) laying the groundwork for the development of a passenger electric vertical take-off […]

Skyports and Parkin sign deal for parking facilities at Dubai vertiports

October 3, 2024 Comments Off

Parkin Company PJSC, the largest provider of paid public parking facilities and services in Dubai, has today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Skyports Infrastructure. Parkin and Skyports will collaborate on the provision of […]

Skyportz and Microflite outline plans to build vertiport network in Melbourne

October 3, 2024 Comments Off

The operator of the Melbourne heliport on the Yarra River, Microflite in collaboration with Skyportz are exploring options for new electric air taxi vertiport sites to access Melbourne, starting with the existing helipad on the […]

HOK develops immersive vertiport/spectator space for Airspeeder eVTOL races

October 1, 2024 Comments Off

Airspeeder collaborated with the senior design team at HOK to develop this immersive solution, focused on the future of air race infrastructure. The design addresses the viewing challenges of air racing while providing a modern, […]

The world is planning 1,044 vertiports for construction by 2028 – our latest report

September 27, 2024 Comments Off

Oklahoma launches AAM strategy; around USD 35 million in vertiport investment in 2025

September 25, 2024 Comments Off

Oklahoma’s new advanced air mobility strategy predicts private and public investments of around USD35 million in vertiport infrastructure in 2025 and around USD 5 million in radar equipment, according to figures in the plan. “AAM […]

FAA publishes updated design guidance for vertiports, organises industry briefing day

September 21, 2024 Comments Off

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published its Draft Engineering Brief (EB) 105A, Vertiport Design and will hold a briefing day for industry on September 30, 2024, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., EDT when it will […]

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