eVTOL News & Articles

Doroni Raises $3.5 Million & Achieves Milestone eVTOL Flight Tests

Following the Doroni eVTOL prototype, H1P1, making a short untethered hover test flight, the company revealed to investors they had completed a total 23 test flights with the aircraft

Mar 22, 2023
LIFT Completes First Piloted eVTOL Demonstrations in Japan

HEXA successfully completed a number of piloted-flight pattern manoeuvres, including vertical flight and circular flight, at the Osaka Castle Baseball Field

Mar 22, 2023
Terminals Holding & Kookiejar Collaborate on Vertiports

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed during the The Future of Air Transportation in Mauritania conference in Nouakchott, will see cooperation in building and operating transformational, sustainable vertiports in emerging markets, creating societal value

Mar 21, 2023
VPorts to Build First Vertiport at Ras Al Khaimah Airport in UAE

The Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) vertiport, to be established on a 10,000-square-meter site, is designed to establish the UAE as a world class global Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) hub

Mar 20, 2023
SITA & Volocopter Collaborate on Digital Infrastructure for Vertiports

SITA has been selected as Volocopter's preferred digital and IT systems partner for vertiports, and becomes the latest investor to join the Series E funding round

Mar 20, 2023
Advanced Air Mobility Weekly Roundup – WC 12 March

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from Vertical Aerospace, Joby, and Archer

Mar 17, 2023
First Build of Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Nears Completion

Archer Aviation is targeting completion of its initial conforming Midnight aircraft in Q4 2023, and piloted flight test operations would begin in early 2024

Mar 17, 2023
Vertical Opens Advanced Aerospace Battery Facility

The Vertical Energy Center (VEC) based in Bristol will support the design, test, manufacture and commercialization of Vertical's custom-made battery pack for its VX4 eVTOL aircraft

Mar 16, 2023
NASA AAM Team Flight Tests in Joby’s eVTOL Simulator

In total, four NASA research pilots flew the Joby simulator, which includes joystick controls, avionics, and performance modeling that duplicate the feeling of flying Joby's S4 air taxi

Mar 16, 2023
Skyfly’s eVTOL to Feature at Farnborough International

Skyfly has been invited to exhibit the Axe eVTOL on both days of the Sustainable Skies World Summit, and also hopes to unveil the first completed fuselage section at its booth

Mar 15, 2023
SkyDrive and VPorts Collaborate to Promote AAM Industry from Dubai

The two companies will collaborate on the technical and business aspect to leverage the AAM Integrator World Center in Dubai for business development and market expansion

Mar 15, 2023
Autoflug Selected as Seat Supplier for Limosa eVTOL Aircraft

Autoflug will provide its Flyweight Up seats for the seven passenger Limosa LimoConnect eVTOL, foldable seats that can be easily removed from the cabin

Mar 14, 2023
Sikorsky and GE Collaborate on Fully-Autonomous eVTOL Prototype

The HEX program could lead to a family of eVTOL vehicles scaled to carry passengers and payload for both military and commercial applications

Mar 14, 2023
Archer Begins Construction of eVTOL Manufacturing Facility

This type of high-volume manufacturing facility, strategically located adjacent to the Covington Municipal Airport, is believed to be a first for the eVTOL industry and will be capable of producing up to 650 aircraft per year

Mar 13, 2023
Advanced Air Mobility Weekly Roundup – WC 5 March

A roundup of the week's Advanced Air Mobility news, including developments from RYSE Aero Technologies, PteroDynamics, and AIR

Mar 10, 2023
Partnership to Prototype & Automate Production of Composite eVTOL Airframes

The combined automated composite manufacturing capability of Airborne will enable Limosa to mass produce the LimoConnect composite airframe structure

Mar 10, 2023
AIR’s eVTOL to be Launched for Yachting Expeditions

AIR's eVTOL, the AIR ONE, is an all-electric two-seater aircraft offering a practical range on a single charge at speeds up to 155 mph, it can also take off and land on any flat surface with a 250kg payload, including a yacht deck

Mar 08, 2023
RYSE Aero Opens eVTOL Reservation System

The opening of the reservation system enables customers of the RYSE RECON to reserve an assembly position, providing an opportunity to secure a delivery date, time, and location

Mar 07, 2023
SkyScape and Plana Partner to Develop eVTOL Corridor in Asia

SkyScape and Plana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and will work together on operations and infrastructure to develop the first international eVTOL route in Asia

Mar 06, 2023