eVTOL

Archer’s air taxi network, in partnership with United, aims to cut airport travel times from two hours to just 15 minutes using its Midnight eVTOL aircraft.

The manufacturer announced the move in late January, noting issues mostly in regards to the technological requirements, but also the proposed business plan.

Airline entrepreneur Ed Wegel is starting a new airline called Air Flo, an all-Airbus A220 operator targeting the former Air Florida narrowbody network.

Southern California sees its first public eVTOL demo and Wisk sponsors case study for economic impact in the sorawling region.

American-made electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are coming to the Middle East in just a few years. Service will launch in Dubai.

Joby Aviation’s preproduction prototype electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi has been flying for months, but never with pilots onboard.

A BETA Technologies CX300 electric aircraft achieved a historic milestone by completing its first international flight. This marked the groundbreaking moment when an aircraft powered by electricity, designed to transport passengers or cargo, crossed an international border for the first time.

Vertical Aerospace, a British eVTOL aircraft manufacturer, updated on its VX4 program, announcing a significant milestone by successfully concluding its remote thrust-borne flight test campaign. The first full-scale VX4 prototype achieved its target speed of 40 knots (74 km/h), surpassing performance expectations by 10-30% during various flight phases. According to the statement, the VX4 demonstrated […]

Joby Aviation announced last week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved flight testing of its electric air taxi, bringing the manufacturer one step closer to achieving approval for commercial operations in the aircraft. Joby is the second manufacturer to receive approval for flight testing of such an aircraft, as Archer Aviation received the […]

Vertical Aerospace, a UK aerospace company founded in 2016 by Stephen Fitzpatrick to design and build zero-emission electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs), has announced a significant investment in the UK with the opening of the Vertical Energy Centre (VEC) in Bristol. This new 15,000 ft facility will produce advanced technology electric batteries for […]