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Brazil-based on-demand flight booking service Flapper has committed to convert up to 20 Cessna Grand Caravans to run on MagniX's electric propulsion system from 2024.
Will eVTOL air taxi services really be able to deliver the promised on-demand flights affordable across income groups, or will this be another perk for high-net-worth individuals?
Operators of eVTOL air taxi services need to recruit and train pilots to support services that they say will rapidly scale up, but regulators aren't ready to cut any corners on safety.
The Slovenian electric aviation pioneer makes the world's first type certificated all-electric aircraft and is developing a family of 19-passenger regional aircraft called the Miniliner.
The 2X is a pre-series version of the two-seat, all-electric VoloCity vehicle that the German company intends to bring into commercial service in 2023.
The California company, which says it expects the first hover flight of the two-seat vehicle to happen during December, reported its first set of quarterly earnings since its initial public offering in September.
The U.S.-based subsidiary is one of 50 business units of the South Korean automotive group working to advance Hyundai's ambitions to be an intermodal transportation solutions provider.
The Norway-based regional airline has launched a collaborative project with Embraer subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions to consider how eVTOL aircraft could improve regional air services.
The start-up has recruited fellow Italian companies Kinetron, Pantecnica, Powerflex, and Pietro Rosa to advance development of its ANN family of hybrid-electric V/STOL aircraft.
The ATR72 seats up to 78 people in passenger configuration and is one of the largest planned aircraft conversions planned by hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia to date.
The company has recruited Honeywell and Eagle Picher as partners to assist with a Joint Technical Assessment Phase that should lead to program launch for the Wright Spirit conversion of the BAe 146 in October 2022.
Online charter booking portal Flapz is partnering with urban air mobility infrastructure developer Varon Vehicles to promote the new mode of transportation across Latin America.
The team that built the CRJ regional jet family is now focused on how legacy aircraft can be converted to hydrogen propulsion through partnerships with innovators like ZeroAvia.
The German start-up has been demonstrating a prototype of the traffic management system it is developing to support various advanced air mobility applications, including eVTOL air taxi services.
The California company has doubled the size of its facilities near John Wayne/Orange County Airport to make space for construction of a full-scale prototype that will start flight testing in 2023.
Reaction Engines and the Science and Technology Facilities Council have venture capital backing for the project announced during the United Nations COP26 climate change conference.
The Swiss eVTOL developer has been using the Aero2 for development work on its larger Aero3 hybrid-electric vehicle, In response to positive market reaction, the company now intends to start production in 2023.