The air traffic management research body is funding eVTOL aircraft flight trials set to begin in 2022 in Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK.

Based on unnamed sources, a Reuters report says Joby has been in contact with investment banks to pursue a tie-up with a SPAC.

The aircraft could carry up to 90 passengers on point-to-point services and could also be used to carry cargo and missions like surveillance.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority aims to produce a concept of operations for urban air mobility.

Eviation is due to start flight testing its nine-seat, all-electric, fixed-wing aircraft in 2021 and is aiming for type certification in 2023.

The new DeepArmor cybersecurity system from SkyGrid and SparkCognition is now part of the AerialOS operating system for autonomous aircraft.

SMG Consulting is ranking developers of aircraft and has also gazed into a crystal ball to discern what might happen in 2021.

Volocopter, Airbus, Ascendance Flight Technologies, Vertical Aerospace, EHang, and Pipistrel are the eVTOL aircraft developers that will participate in the Re.Invent Air Mobility Challenge.

The German eVTOL developer is eyeing the launch of commercial services in U.S. cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, DC.

The startup is looking at starting operations in the Milan and Naples areas.

Airbus engineering vice president Jean-Brice Dumont will represent the company and industry group GIFAS.

General Motors hinted that it is working on a Cadillac-branded personal air vehicle.

The Turkish company is looking to expand export sales of military equipment such as its TB2 tactical drones while also developing plans for personal air vehicles in consumer markets.

GE has said it will close Airxos on February 1 but is open to offers for the company.

Archer plans to unveil and fly its first full-scale eVTOL prototype during 2021.

The UK startup has launched a $25 million funding round to support its efforts to have a prototype flying by the end of 2023.

Five years after being launched in 2015, Lilium is valued at just over $1 billion, according to some estimates.

The industry group has tracked a total of 407 eVTOL aircraft concepts from 245 different companies.

The team is starting a 12-month research project involving around 100 technical experts.

The new FAA rule does not lift the ban on routine supersonic flights over land.