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There are now 92 US cities and airports planning for eVTOL commercial operations

The “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” presidential executive order of June 6 has accelerated the momentum towards advanced air mobility (AAM) commercial operations in the USA. But are US states, cities and airports ready to host eVTOLs? Which locations have developed AAM strategies and begun the [...]

SkyDrive and West Nippon Expressway form AAM partnership

April 24, 2026 Comments Off

SkyDrive Inc. ha signed a new partnership agreement with West Nippon Expressway Company (NEXCO West). Under the agreement, both parties will investigate the commercial feasibility of advanced air mobility eVTOL services based in expressway parking […]

Bristow, Electra, Avinor, Norwegian CAA to trial regional electric-aircraft services

April 21, 2026 Comments Off

Bristow Group Inc., Electra, Avinor, and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority today announced the launch and contract signing of a second international test project for zero‑ and low‑emission aviation. “The project builds on Norway’s established […]

Sarla announces investment for ‘Indian air taxi network’, explores vertiport at Cochin

April 17, 2026 Comments Off

IndiGo Ventures has made a strategic equity investment in Sarla Aviation, which Sarla has called “the first step towards building India’s first nationwide air taxi network”. “Imagine arriving at Bengaluru airport and instead of defaulting […]

EHang progresses eVTOL ecosystem development plans in Thailand

March 20, 2026 Comments Off

EHang today announced that on March 19, its management team, led by Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Huazhi Hu, together with Chief Operating Officer Wang Zhao, Chief Financial Officer Conor Yang, Vice President and […]

UK Open Skies Network to create UK’s first Droneport, AAM test-flight hub

March 17, 2026 Comments Off

The UK’s Open Skies Network has signed a partnership with ASONE Park to develop England’s first DronePort and aviation campus, to support new aviation at St Merryn Aerodrome in north Cornwall. In the first stage […]

AeroVironment acquires Empirical Systems Aerospace

March 17, 2026 Comments Off

AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), a producer of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) platforms. Operating out of San Luis Obispo, California, ESAero specialises in electric and […]

SkyDrive and West Nippon Expressway form AAM partnership

April 24, 2026 Comments Off

Reuben Brothers, Joby to build vertiport at Park Elm Residences in Los Angeles

April 24, 2026 Comments Off

Reuben Brothers have announced an alliance with Joby Aviation to establish an air taxi vertiport at Park Elm Residences at Century Plaza, South Tower in Century City, Los Angeles. The vertiport will utilize the building’s […]

Florida’s Ron DeSantis signs bill to state-fund vertiport developments

April 22, 2026 Comments Off

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on April 20 (HB 1093) to allow the Florida Department of Transportation to fund a network of public vertiports to support advanced air mobility operations. According to a transportation […]

Sarla announces investment for ‘Indian air taxi network’, explores vertiport at Cochin

April 17, 2026 Comments Off

NAV CANADA study predicts twenty-fold growth in AAM and RPAS operations by 2045

April 17, 2026 Comments Off

A new study commissioned by NAV CANADA forecasts that drones and other advanced air vehicles could add up to 120 billion dollars a year to Canada’s economy by 2045 and create more than 260,000 new […]

“World’s first dedicated eVTOL commercial vertiport is now completed – in Dubai”

April 16, 2026 Comments Off

According to an X post from Joby, the world’s first commercial air taxi vertiport, located next to Dubai International Airport, is now complete. “Four stories. Two landing pads. 170,000 passengers a year. We were honored […]