Spanish police force tests EHang eVTOL
The EHang EH216 electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle, intended to be used by Spanish National Police, has…
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Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, a new category of aircraft that have electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing capabilities.
Archer eVTOL prototype conducts first full transition flight
California-based manufacturer Archer Aviation completed the first full transition flight of Maker, a two-seater electric vertical takeoff and…
Archer unveils production eVTOL Midnight, seeks to be first to certify in US
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation unveiled its production aircraft, called Midnight, in a…
Archer Aviation eager to produce 2,000 eVTOLs annually: CEO
California-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation plans to build up to 250 all-electric…
Air taxi start-up Joby applies for Japan air certification
Joby Aviation, the California-based developer of commercial all-electric aircraft, has applied for its aircraft design to be certified…
XPeng debuts X2 in Dubai during first public flight
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng has presented its first electronic vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, marketed as…
Volocopter eVTOL takes off for first crewed demo flight in Italy: video
Germany-based urban mobility developer Volocopter and its partners, Atlantia, UrbanV, and airport operator Aeroporti di Roma, have conducted…
Flying taxis? Maybe for cargo, not people, says head of major leasing company
Will flying electric taxis ever be a viable way for passengers to make short trips? The head of…
Lilium shares footage of all-electric demonstrator transitioning to level flight
Germany-based company Lilium has shared footage of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Lilium Jet, taking…
Eve partners with India’s FlyBlade, receives order for 200 eVTOLs
FlyBlade India has placed a non-binding purchase order with Brazilian electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer…
Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 all-electric air taxi performs first tethered flight
UK company Vertical Aerospace has completed the first tethered flight test of its VX4 eVTOL air taxi, making…
Flying taxi pioneer Kitty Hawk closes down after more than 10 years
Flying taxi start-up Kitty Hawk, backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is closing down. The Silicon Valley-based aircraft…
Electric flying saucer: Zeva reveals new eVTOL concept
The US-based eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) company Zeva Aero presented a new aircraft, called the Z2. An…
United Airlines bets on air taxi future with $15 million order from Eve
United Airlines is once again betting on the electric flying taxi market by signing a conditional order worth…
MintAir partners with Jaunt to launch air taxis in South Korea
MintAir, an air mobility startup in South Korea, has partnered with US-based aerospace manufacturer Jaunt Air Mobility to…
Eve wants to mimic flying taxi journeys in Chicago using helicopters
Urban air mobility firm Eve is going to run a trial using helicopters in downtown Chicago to gain…
United Airlines pays $10 million deposit for 100 Archer eVTOLs
US-based Archer Aviation has received a $10 million pre-delivery payment from United Airlines for 100 electric vertical takeoff…
Wisk to unveil next generation of its self-flying air taxi in late fall
Flying taxi maker Wisk showed off the fifth generation of its self-flying all-electric aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow…