Certification & Regulation News & Articles

EHang Completes eVTOL Demonstration Flight in Japan

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

Feb 20, 2023
Skyports Infrastructure Vertiport Design for Dubai Granted Approval

The vertiport network could be launched in Dubai by 2026 with four sites being considered, Dubai International Airport, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Downtown and Dubai Marina

Feb 14, 2023
Horizon and 3C Collaborate on eVTOL Certification

Horizon Aircraft has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cert Center Canada (3C), with the companies collaborating on certification, design, training and flight testing

Feb 13, 2023
Most Read Advanced Air Mobility Articles of January 2023

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

Feb 10, 2023
Joby Completes Second Stage of eVTOL Certification

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

Feb 09, 2023
MightyFly Unveils Second-Generation eVTOL for 600 Miles of Same-Day Door-to-Door Deliveries

Just 21 months after receiving $5.1 million seed funding and with only nine months from concept to first flight, MightyFly...

Jan 24, 2023
FAA and Korea Collaborate on AAM Development

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced an agreement with the Korea Office of Civil Aviation (KOCA) to partner on...

Jan 10, 2023
Joby Aviation Applies for eVTOL Certification in Japan

Joby Aviation has formally applied for its eVTOL aircraft design to be certified for use in Japan following the news...

Nov 15, 2022
Airwayz to Build U-Space Airspace Prototype for Port of Rotterdam

Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) has selected Airwayz to build the U-Space Airspace prototype for the port industrial complex. Over...

Oct 25, 2022
EASA, Singapore to Collaborate on Development of UAM Regulations

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have signed a Memorandum of...

Oct 21, 2022
EHang Provides EH216-S eVTOL Type Certification Progress Update

EHang has provided an update on its passenger-grade autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) EH216-S Type Certification process. The Project Specific Certification...

Oct 03, 2022
UMILES Next’s eVTOL Air Taxi Prototype Completes European Flight Tests

UMILES Next’s Concept Integrity air taxi, equipped with TECNALIA’s FlyFree technology, has completed successful test flights in Toulouse, taking off...

Sep 29, 2022
M3 Systems, Pipistrel, and Volocopter Complete Deconfliction Flight Tests in France

M3 Systems, Pipistrel and Volocopter have completed their first joint flight test campaign in France at Pontoise airfield. The week-long...

Sep 23, 2022
Flight Tests Demonstrate Coordination between ATM and U-space for UAM Cargo Traffic

As part of the SESAR project CORUS-XUAM, a very large-scale demonstration, lead by ENAV with support from D-Flight, Pipistrel, Techno...

Sep 22, 2022
New ASTM International Standard Supports Vertiport Design and Development for Advanced Air Mobility

A new ASTM International standard supports the design of civil vertiports and vertistops. The standard (F3423) is the result of...

Aug 19, 2022
Safran Smart Motors to Power TCab’s E20 eVTOL

Safran Electrical & Power has announced a cooperation agreement to equip TCab Tech’s E20 eVTOL aircraft with its ENGINeUS electric...

May 31, 2022