Urban Air Mobility News & Articles

LuftCar to Develop Hydrogen Fuel Cell Battery Hybrid Propulsion System for AAM Market

LuftCar has announced plans to develop a new hydrogen fuel cell – battery hybrid propulsion system for the eVTOL market....

Sep 26, 2022
SkyDrive Unveils Two-Seat SD-05 Compact eVTOL Aircraft 

eVTOL aircraft developer SkyDrive Inc. has unveiled the design of its commercial model eVTOL — the SkyDrive SD-05. The SD-05...

Sep 26, 2022
Airbus Extends Collaboration with Ecocopter for UAM services in Latin America

Airbus and Ecocopter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start collaborating on the launch of urban air mobility services...

Sep 23, 2022
Boeing and Wisk Release Urban Air Mobility Concept of Operations

Boeing and its joint venture partner Wisk have released a roadmap for transitioning to a future where automated and uncrewed...

Sep 22, 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 Aerospace Research Center to Drive Drone and UAM Innovation in Finland

A new aerospace research center has started operations in Finland, which brings together businesses from the private, public and R&D...

Sep 22, 2022
Sojitz Invests in BETA Technologies to Build Advanced Air Mobility Market in Japan

Sojitz Corporation will invest in U.S.-based eVTOL aircraft developer BETA Technologies Inc., to form a collaboration with the aim of...

Sep 20, 2022
EVfly to Purchase Three Axe eVTOL Aircraft from Skyfly

Fleet management and air mobility company EVfly has signed a Letter of Intent and will pay deposits for three Axe...

Sep 15, 2022
MORAI Launches Simulation Platform for UAM Aircraft

MORAI, a developer of full-stack autonomous vehicle simulation technology in Korea, has launched MORAI SIM Air, a new simulation platform...

Sep 14, 2022
United Invests Further $15 Million in Eve Air Mobility

United has announced a $15 million investment in Eve Air Mobility and a conditional purchase agreement for 200 four-seat electric...

Sep 09, 2022
Doroni Aerospace Launches H1 eVTOL Pre-orders

Doroni Aerospace, Inc. has announced the launch of pre-orders for the Doroni H1 personal eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing...

Sep 08, 2022
Eve to Conduct North American Urban Air Mobility Simulation in Chicago

eVTOL developer Eve will conduct its first North American UAM simulation using helicopters powered by Blade Air Mobility, Inc. as...

Sep 08, 2022
Airbus Partners with Hiratagakuen to Test Future eVTOL Flight Routes and Concept of Operations

Airbus is partnering with Japanese helicopter operator Hiratagakuen to develop advanced air mobility services in the Kansai region and beyond....

Sep 08, 2022
MintAir to Purchase 40 Jaunt Journey eVTOL aircraft for South Korean Advanced Air Mobility Market

MintAir Co. LTD has signed a Letter of Intent with Jaunt Air Mobility LLC to form a strategic partnership and...

Aug 30, 2022
Bristow Orders BETA Technologies ALIA-250 eVTOL Aircraft

Bristow Group Inc. has placed a firm order for five electrically powered vertical take-off and landing ALIA-250 aircraft manufactured by...

Aug 26, 2022
Archer Receives $10 million Pre-Delivery Payment From United Airlines for 100 eVTOL Aircraft

Archer Aviation Inc. has received a $10 million pre-delivery payment from United Airlines for 100 of the company’s initial production...

Aug 19, 2022
Joby Aviation Expands Partnership with US Department of Defense

Joby Aviation, Inc. has expanded its existing contract with the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program that increases the contract’s...

Aug 19, 2022
Volkswagen Group China Unveils eVTOL Prototype

Volkswagen Group China has unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype, as part of its...

Aug 17, 2022
Vertical and Hanwha to Develop Electric Mechanical Actuator for VX4 Electric Aircraft

Vertical Aerospace and Hanwha Aerospace have agreed to establish a joint development program for the design, testing, manufacture and supply...

Jul 25, 2022