A busy start to 2023 in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector with significant developments involving vertiports, flight tests, and new leadership team appointments.
Check out the top five most read articles on Advanced Air Mobility in January 2023:
1. eVTOL Ion Propulsion Drone Completes Test Flight
Florida-based Undefined Technologies flight tested its eVTOL ion propulsion drone Silent Ventus with the aircraft hitting its projected flight time and lifting power. Read more…
2. Lilium Appoints New CFO and CCO to Continue eVTOL Development
Lilium appointed Oliver Vogelgesang as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Sebastien Borel as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) with the pair supporting CEO Klaus Roewe on the continued development of Lilium’s eVTOL jet. Read more…
3. UASystems Plans First Flight of eZELOS Air Taxi
Switzerland’s UASystems is believed to be planning the first flight of its hybrid-electric eZELOS rotorcraft in March or April 2023. Read more…
4. SkyDrive Reveals Plan for Base and AAM Ecosystem in South Carolina
Japanese eVTOL manufacturer SkyDrive revealed plans to enter the U.S. market with the establishment of a home base in South Carolina. Read more…
5. SkyScape Forms Group to Develop First Generation of Vertiports in Japan
SkyScape, a Japanese Vertiport Development and Management Company (VDMC) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bayards, and SafeHub Systems, to jointly develop the first generation of SkyScape vertiports in Japan. Read more…
