eVTOLs/Urban Mobility

Streamlining the certification process is one of the consortium’s goals.

Paper targets better understanding of pilot and flight crew expectations.

Wisk Aero has entered a new five-year agreement with NASA to advance the integration of autonomous electric aircraft into U.S. airspace.

Electric air taxi manufacturer Joby Aviation completed its first piloted transition flights, demonstrating its ability to shift from vertical takeoff to forward cruise and back.

Texas A&M will lead a new FAA center advancing drone and air taxi technologies.

Archer Aviation and United Airlines plan to launch electric air taxis in NYC, cutting airport travel times to just five minutes.

Conventional design landed at 82 airports across the U.S.

According to a Honeywell survey, the overwhelming majority of U.S. frequent fliers would take an electric air taxi. The survey, reported in the Robb Report online news service, is seen as a significant boost to the electric vertical takeoff and land (eVTOL) industry. The survey projects that 65% of millennials are comfortable with the idea […]

EVTOL hopeful Lilium has all but thrown in the towel with a second insolvency filing that will likely be its last, according to a company statement. “As the funding options to secure Lilium’s future have not materialized in time, Lilium Aerospace has filed for insolvency today,” the company said. “While talks about alternative solutions are […]

eVTOL manufacturer Archer Aviation has received Part 141 Federal Aviation Administration approval to begin flight training operations—a key milestone as the company advances toward commercial air taxi services with its Midnight aircraft. “With this certificate, Archer can now train and qualify pilots as part of its newly launched training academy, with plans to build a […]