Vehicle Concepts & Development News & Articles

The Doroni H1 is a two-seater personal eVTOL which anyone can own, fly, and park in a standard two car garage, the company plans to secure certification and launch commercially in the second half of 2024

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Lilium, Volocopter and EHang

The Lilium Jet inceptors, a sidestick system used by the pilot to control the aircraft, will provide safe and intuitive handling qualities, easy access to functionalities, and an aesthetic, ergonomic design

Joby Aviation and ANA Holdings will work together to develop plans for air taxi flight connections between the World Expo venue and one other location in Osaka

Alauda's Airspeeder Mk4 is powered by a 1,340 horsepower turbogenerator, can reach a top speed of 225 mph in 30 seconds from a standing start, and has a projected range of 188 miles

LEO Flight and Eagle Technologies have formed a strategic alliance in a bid to revolutionize the future of transportation and bring the LEO Coupe to market

Joby is believed to be the first eVTOL company to test its propeller in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex (NFAC), a facility containing the two largest operational wind tunnels in the world

The latest EH216 flight is expected to further enhance the awareness and interest of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in the local community and accelerate the development of the Japanese UAM industry

A partnership has been formed by HCA Airport and Copenhagen Helicopter create infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft, with the end-goal to establish a landing sites, the first at Odense Station

Ameriflight has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to purchase 35 VTOL air cargo drones, Rhaegal-A, from Sabrewing, with the new fleet to be used to support Ameriflight's new business opportunities

Successful demonstration flight by Blade Air Mobility of BETA Technologies ALIA-250 marks the first demonstration of a piloted eVTOL aircraft in the greater New York City region

Joby has built and tested major aerostructures of the eVTOL aircraft, and will now begin the process of fusing the aerostructures together and installing the wiring, electronics, and propulsion systems

Advanced Air Mobility developments in January included a test flight for an eVTOL ion propulsion drone, CFO and CCO appointments, and vertiport development in Japan

Joby becomes the first eVTOL company to complete the second of the five stage certification process and moves the company closer to launching a commercial passenger service by 2025

During the tests, NASA used computer modeling software to guide the Bell Textron 407GXi helicopter in a designated lane to simulate an eVTOL vehicle's potential flight path

The new white paper from Wisk Aero and South East Queensland Council of Mayors (COMSEQ) provides an overview of the emerging AAM sector, opportunities for South East Queensland, and the economic, social, and environmental benefits of bringing AAM to the region

Volocopter, an urban air mobility pioneer, has won the 2023 Franco-German Business Award, celebrating exceptional collaborations and extraordinary individuals working...

French start-up Ascendance Flight Technologies has appointed Stéphane Viala as Director of Engineering & Program to oversee the technical management...

Skyway and Moonware have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate ground infrastructure readiness for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). The strategic...