eVTOL News & Articles

NASA’s Wind Study to Enhance Air Taxi Safety

The goal is to fill knowledge gaps to resolve wind and weather unknowns that could hinder Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) flights

Aug 29, 2023
Kriya Shortt Appointed Textron eAviation President & CEO

Kriya Shortt, Senior Vice President, Global Parts & Distribution at Textron Aviation is the new President & CEO of Textron eAviation, succeeding Rob Scholl

Aug 25, 2023
Former Wisk CEO Joins Airspeeder

Gary Gysin brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Airspeeder's board to further drive the advancement of eVTOL technology and autonomous flight

Aug 24, 2023
Volatus Preferred Infrastructure Partner for Ace VTOL

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed naming Volatus as the preferred infrastructure partner for Ace VTOL whilst also establishing a joint business development relationship

Aug 22, 2023
FlyExclusive Joins Textron Nexus eVTOL Advisory Board

An operator of private jet experiences, flyExclusive will leverage its customer knowledge to provide feedback to the Nexus team on optimal cockpit and cabin experience

Aug 22, 2023
Astronics Receives Purchase Orders from eVTOL Makers

Astronics Corp confirms purchase orders from ten eVTOL manufacturers for electrical power distribution, conversion, and vehicle charge control capabilities

Aug 17, 2023
Supernal Opens Policy & Commercial Office

Supernal's 28,000-square-foot office is located at 16th and L Streets N.W. and will include a 5,000-square-foot innovation center upon completion of construction later this year

Aug 15, 2023
Advanced Air Mobility Expo to Make Debut

Advanced Air Mobility Expo is taking place on 26th-27th September at the ExCeL London, 2023, as a dedicated platform for urban air mobility professionals

Aug 14, 2023
LIFT & Marubeni Partner to Commercialize Hexa eVTOL

LIFT and Marubeni have signed an MoU to jointly commercialize LIFT’s HEXA aircraft in Japan, including regulatory approvals and a pre-order option for up to 100 eVTOL aircraft

Aug 14, 2023
Partnership to Design Supply Chain Concept for eVTOL Support

Eve and DHL's objective is to ensure the supply of spare parts, batteries, supplies, reverse logistics and the appropriate disposal of materials

Aug 11, 2023
US Marine Corps Interest in Archer’s Midnight eVTOL

Representatives from the US Marine Corps visit Archer to see Midnight, indicating growing interest in Archer's eVTOL aircraft across the US Military

Aug 10, 2023
PLANA Joins US AAM Research Program

By joining the NAAMCE, PLANA aims to accelerate research on the hybrid-electric AAM aircraft that it is currently developing, establish new technologies, and collaborate with companies and organizations

Aug 10, 2023
Partnership to Launch Air Mobility Operating Model

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will play a key role in the development of the operating model for UrbanV vertiports that will leverage the AWS cloud technology to automate passenger experience

Aug 09, 2023
Equipmake Provides Electric Propulsion Unit for eVTOL Aircraft

Vertical Aerospace's VX4 eVTOL prototype features a bespoke EPU from Equipmake, combining a lightweight, power dense electric motor with a high-performance inverter

Aug 08, 2023
New Version of LimoConnect eVTOL Aircraft Unveiled

Limosa's LimoConnect V2 features several significant improvements over its original aircraft including a larger interior space, more efficient propulsion system, new avionics system, and more

Aug 04, 2023
Ace VTOL Receives $250 Million Order for GT Slipstream eVTOLs

The partnership agreement represents a commitment from Aeroauto to take delivery of at least 100 GT Slipstream vehicles by the end of 2040

Aug 02, 2023
USAF Signs Deal with Archer for Midnight eVTOL Aircraft

Up to six eVTOL aircraft will be delivered to the Air Force, as well as the sharing of additional flight test data and certification related test reports, pilot training, and development of maintenance and repair operations

Aug 02, 2023
Formation Flight of Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

The formation flight saw three generations of the Prosperity I aircraft, indicating the rapid evolution of the aircraft's development

Jul 31, 2023
First Public Demonstration of Autonomous eVTOL Aircraft

The milestone flight, which took place at EAA AirVenture, marked Wisk's first public demonstration of Cora, its 5th Generation autonomous, eVTOL technology demonstrator

Jul 28, 2023