The AFWERX Agility Prime program has received a demonstration of a mobile battery care station by Arctech Charge designed to support eVTOL aircraft testing and operations, and providing charging for up to 36 batteries at a time
The funding was secured through a third-party allotment of new shares, purchased by Suzuki Motor Corporation, and will accelerate the development and manufacturing of the company's eVTOL aircraft
The Urban Air Mobility (UAM) center was built within a four-month period, and covers a total area of approximately 4,600 square meters, hosting facilities such as an vertiport, hangars, and a command-and-control center
The installation of a charger at John Wayne Airport (SNA), Orange County, will establish the site as a node in Joby Aviation's Southern California air taxi network
JSX is poised to offer increased access to reliable flight services for underserved communities across the United States with its acquisition of hybrid-electric aircraft from Electra, Heart Aerospace, and Aura Aero
The ANAC has opened the proposed criteria for public consultation until mid-February 2024, and ANAC will then analyze the feedback, potentially making changes before unveiling the final certification basis
The simulations, jointly developed by Joby and NASA airspace engineers, tested scenarios with dozens of eVTOL aircraft per hour flying into and out of the complex, busy airspace in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) region using today's airspace system
The ANRA Technologies and NAVOS Air partnership combines the first proponent of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) vertiport approval with the first vertiport management service
EHang believes this is the first Airworthiness Certificate of its kind for the cutting-edge pilotless passenger-carrying electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
The partnership between LYTE Aviation, developer of the 40 seater eVTOL SkyBus and cargo eVTOL SkyTruck, and vertiport company Kookiejar is seen as the next logical step for heavy payload eVTOL delivery operations
Overair has completed assembly of the first full-scale prototype of its Butterfly eVTOL aircraft with the company set to begin flight testing in early 2024
A long-term strategic partnership has been established between EHang and Wings Logistics Hub to introduce EHang's autonomous electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The updates to Wisk's Concept of Operations (ConOps), jointly developed with Boeing, incorporate stakeholder feedback and reflect changes to align with the recently published Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urban air mobility (UAM) ConOps v2.0
Lufthansa Group and Lilium plan to explore innovation opportunities in aviation, discussing areas such as ground and flight operations, future aircraft maintenance, as well as crewing and flight training
The week-long testing campaign signifies the completion of the first steps of local flight testing to acclimate the crew, communication tools, and flight test procedures in preparation for the 2025 World Expo, Osaka, Kansai
The partnership is aimed at transforming FATO areas in vertiports by implementing PV pavements with integrated LED lighting and wireless charging, enhancing safety during take-off and landing