eVTOL News & Articles

New Gas Turbine Generator Bearing Launched for eVTOL Aircraft

The advances of NSK's bearing include a higher speed revolution performance and a new mechanism that reduces the necessary lubricant supply by around 80%, contributing to longer eVTOL flight range

Sep 19, 2024
Volar Air Mobility & Etihad Aviation Training to Collaborate on Advanced Electric Aircraft Operations

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focuses on research and development (R&D) in electric aircraft operations, innovative sustainability projects, and regulatory engagement with UAE authorities

Sep 17, 2024
EHang’s eVTOL Obtains Experimental Flight Authorization Certificate from Brazil’s ANAC

Under Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) Experimental Flight Authorization Certificate (CAVE) framework, EHang will carry out comprehensive EH216-S eVTOL test and trial flight campaigns in Brazil

Sep 17, 2024
Vertical’s New VX4 eVTOL Prototype Completes First Phase of Piloted Testing

Phase 1 for the VX4 eVTOL aircraft at the Vertical Flight Test Centre included tethered flights, ground taxi testing, and high-powered ground runs, all with a pilot on board

Sep 12, 2024
Horizon Begins Full-Scale Development of eVTOL Aircraft

Horizon's eVTOL, the Cavorite X7, will have an estimated maximum speed of 250mph and an average range of over 500 miles with fuel reserves

Sep 11, 2024
Joby Applies to Become First Certified Electric Air Taxi Operator in UAE

Joby Founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt has presented an LoI to His Excellency Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE GCAA, to initiate its Air Taxi Operator Certificate application in the UAE

Sep 10, 2024
Flying Car Developer Expanding at Breda International Airport

PAL-V's new Assembly and Delivery Center will serve as a hub for final assembly, customer demonstrations, flight training, and pre-delivery inspections

Sep 05, 2024
Pivotal Helix eVTOL Wins World Future Award

Pivotal has received the 2024 World Future Awards for Best Advanced eVTOL Solution with its Helix aircraft, a single-seat vehicle with a 270-degree view and quiet operation

Sep 04, 2024
Archer Surpasses 400 Test Flights with Midnight eVTOL

The 402 test flights completed so far in 2024 exceed the 400 test flight goal set for this year approximately four months ahead of schedule

Sep 04, 2024
JobsOhio Talks on Advanced Air Mobility in the State

Tim Sweeney, Director of Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing for JobsOhio, sits down with Advanced Air Mobility International at Farnborough International Airshow 2024 to talk about how the AAM market is developing in Ohio

Aug 30, 2024
SkyDrive & Osaka Metro to Work Towards Implementation of eVTOLs

SkyDrive and Osaka Metro will explore detailed business plans and operations to determine how they can practically use eVTOL technology

Aug 30, 2024
Pivotal Wins New Product Award for Helix eVTOL

Pivotal's Helix eVTOL scoops 2024 Silver Stevie Award for New Product of the Year, celebrating over a decade of innovation and industry leadership

Aug 27, 2024
Crisalion MD Discusses eVTOL Development & Future of Advanced Air Mobility

Crisalion Mobility Managing Director (MD) Manuel Heredia Ortiz talked to Advanced Air Mobility International at the recent 2024 Farnborough Airshow about the development of their Integrity eVTOL and the AAM market

Aug 21, 2024
Future Flight Global to Purchase 116 eVTOLs from Archer

The deal to acquire Archer's Midnight eVTOLs is worth up to $580 million and brings the company's prospective order book to nearly $6 billion

Aug 20, 2024
USAF Receives First Midnight eVTOL from Archer

Archer has delivered the Midnight eVTOL to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for evaluation as part of Archer's AFWERX Agility Prime contract worth up to $142 million

Aug 16, 2024
AI-Solutions for Wildlife Protection in Modern Air Mobility

Skyway and The Edge Company will collaborate to prevent wildlife encounters in urban air mobility, with The Edge Co's toolset seen as a valuable addition to Skyway's Air Traffic Navigation platform

Aug 14, 2024
Crewed eVTOL Test Flights Conducted at Paris Vertiport

Volocopter's flight from the vertiport of the Aerodrome of Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole initiates the eVTOL operational validation phase, a critical step to making electric flights a norm in the city and beyond

Aug 13, 2024
Archer Unveils Planned LA Air Taxi Network 

Archer's planned network includes take-off and landing locations at Los Angeles International Airport, University of Southern California, Orange County, and Van Nuys

Aug 13, 2024
Joby Applies for eVTOL Certification in Australia

Joby's application builds on a bi-lateral agreement between U.S. regulator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), and lays the groundwork for the introduction of air taxis in Australia

Aug 08, 2024