Charter airline GlobalX has signed a letter of intent covering 200 provisional orders for Eve's four-passenger eVTOL aircraft.

Embraer Eve has announced plans to prepare the way for urban air mobility flights in the Miami area with local operator Global Crossing Airlines.

The California-based start-up reported that it began 2022 with $746.9 million in cash reserves as it stepped up work to bring a four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to market.

California-based Joby expects to gain its Part 135 operator certificate by the end of the year, preparing the way for commercial ride-sharing flights in its eVTOL aircraft by 2024.

The materials specialist has started working with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research.

Beta Technologies is working to bring the six-seat, fixed-wing Alia 250 eVTOL model into commercial service in 2024 and is also building a network of charging stations across the U.S.

Stakeholder consultations on FAA proposals for vertiport and vertistop design standards is due to close on April 18, and a final engineering brief could be ready in June.

Electra is working on plans for a hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft that could enter service from 2026 with a range of up to 500 miles.

The company wants the New Mexico plant to be ready to start production in 2024, to support the first planned commercial flights by converted airliners in 2025.

The aerostructures group will develop and manufacture lightweight wings for the five-seat vehicle at its facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The company provides aviation training and maintenance services and now holds an operating permit that it says allows it to start commercial eVTOL flights in Malaysia.

The Australian company distributes electric aircraft for companies like Pipistrel, and also provides pilot training and maintenance services.

The report says that the all-electric aircraft experienced an unspecified component failure during a test flight and incurred substantial damage.

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CAE will develop flight training equipment, including a full-flight simulator, for Joby's five-seat eVTOL aircraft that is due to enter service in 2024.

Until July 2021, Dirk Hoke was CEO of Airbus Defence & Space and in September 2022 he will succeed Florian Reuter as CEO and managing director of Volocopter.

Led by airport and aviation industry advistors Avistra, Greedbird aims to drive investment and real-world development of advanced air mobility in Australia.

The Canadian aviation training group is already working with three other eVTOL aircraft developers to meet their needs to train flight crew.

The audit will consider whether new and complex safety challenges associated with urban air mobility certification approvals call for a new set of regulations.

The agreement marks a shift in the German eVTOL aircraft developer's advanced air mobility business model as it prepares to bring the Lilium Jet into commercial service by 2024.