News & Articles

Lilium Opens Private Sales of eVTOL Aircraft in U.S.

This marks the first time Lilium Jets, or any eVTOL aircraft, will be available for private purchase in the U.S. market, with initial focus on key cities in Texas including Austin and Houston

Oct 27, 2023
HeliKorea to Purchase Butterfly eVTOL Aircraft from Overair

At SEOUL ADEX 2023, Overair and Hanwha Systems forged three strategic partnerships, including the Letter of Intent (LoI) for 20 Butterfly eVTOL aircraft with HeliKorea

Oct 25, 2023
Archer Achieves Key Test Program Milestone as Midnight eVTOL Takes Flight

This builds on Archer's four years of flight testing, including two years of full-scale testing with Maker, and sets the stage for Midnight’s flight envelope to rapidly advance from hover to full wing-borne flight over the coming months

Oct 25, 2023
VI&E Solutions Partners with Skyrisks for Vertiport Insurability

VI&E Solutions and Skyrisks will evaluate the drivers of insurance costs and investigate how to manage risks during design, construction and operation phases

Oct 24, 2023
SkyDrive Secures Innovation Grant for eVTOL Development

SkyDrive has been granted 12.4 billion yen (around $82.7 million) which will support the development of innovative technologies aimed at enhancing future social implementation, including reducing traffic congestion and lower emissions

Oct 24, 2023
Wisk Conducts First Public eVTOL Flights in LA

Wisk becomes the first eVTOL air taxi company to perform public flights in Los Angeles County, at Long Beach Airport, demonstrating the safety and reality of autonomous passenger flight

Oct 24, 2023
Supernal Working with Korean Air to Develop AAM Ecosystem

Supernal has partnered with Korean Air to help accelerate the design of an eVTOL vehicle and develop an AAM ecosystem in Korea, with the companies set to exchange technical data and jointly participate in workshops and programs

Oct 20, 2023
Mott MacDonald & UrbanV to Jointly Develop Vertiports

The aim is to jointly work to assess feasibility and scope of cooperation in relation to worldwide projects in the domain of airports, vertiports and AAM, identifying geographies and partnerships that will forward AAM across the globe in the next five years

Oct 19, 2023
Jetson Receives Flight Permits for Ultralight eVTOL in Italy

Jetson is the first to receive permits for ultralight eVTOLs in Italy, allowing its pilots to fly the Jetson ONE in Italy’s uncontrolled airspace

Oct 19, 2023
AAM Institute & Heron AirBridge Agreement to Collaborate on Future Projects

The companies will share expertise and collaborate on future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) projects around the globe

Oct 18, 2023
Honeywell & Supernal to Develop Ground Control Station for eVTOLs

The ground control station will seamlessly integrate with the onboard Honeywell Anthem Flight deck, already part of Supernal's vehicle systems, reducing both technical and schedule risks, allowing Supernal to concentrate on building the aircraft

Oct 18, 2023
Lilium Completes First Electrical Harnesses for eVTOL Aircraft

Acting as the Lilium Jet's main electrical arteries, the high voltage harnesses will distribute power from the aircraft batteries to the jet engines on the wings and canards

Oct 17, 2023
Single-Stick Flight Control System Tested for eVTOLs

Airbus Helicopters has trialed a new single stick design to replace cyclic, pedals, collective in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft

Oct 17, 2023
EHang Obtains Type Certificate for EH216-S

The certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) demonstrates that the EH216-S's model design fully complies with safety standards and airworthiness requirements, and is qualified for conducting commercial operations

Oct 16, 2023
Egypt International Airshow 2024 Dates Announced

The event aims to foster a global exchange of expertise among prominent players in the aviation industry, across defense, space, and commercial aviation

Oct 16, 2023
MOU Signed for Vertiport Placement, Design & Construction

TruWeather and VI&E have signed a memorandum of understanding covering vertiports and the inherent weather infrastructure and services needed for safe and efficient operations

Oct 13, 2023
Archer To Complete Highest-Volume EVTOL Manufacturing Facility

Archer’s goal is to transform urban travel, replacing long ground commutes with 10-20 minute electric aircraft flights that are safe, sustainable, low noise and cost competitive

Oct 12, 2023
Volz Servos Contracted by BETA Technologies for ALIA Project

BETA Technologies has teamed up with Volz Servos to complete its fly-by-wire system for the ALIA CTOL and ALIA VTOL

Oct 11, 2023
Pivotal, Formerly Opener, Announces First Scalable Production Aircraft

The Helix offers a distinctive tilt-aircraft architecture, simple user interface, and unmatched safety based on fault tolerance and triple modular redundancy

Oct 10, 2023