Volocopter

“We may have to consider filing for insolvency in the foreseeable future,” Volocopter CEO Dirk Hoke told Aviation Week.

EHang returned to the top slot in the April 2024 edition of the AAM Reality Index, with a score of 8.5/10.

Volocopter is still awaiting type certification of the VoloCity by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau.

A widening gap between the well-capitalized and poorly capitalized startups suggests that not all the publicly traded players will make it to entry into service

The European Commission has adopted a package of legislation for drones and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Several years following the initial explosion of the eVTOL sector, most industry players have converged around one or two primary vehicle concepts.

To explore consumer willingness to participate in AAM by flying on eVTOL aircraft, an online survey of 975 individuals in the U.S. was conducted.

Advanced air mobility OEMs are making maintenance preparations ahead of looming service entry dates.

A vertiport network linking attractions across Rome is the first element of a vision to build out networks across Southern Europe and eventually elsewhere.

There is a four-way tie for first place in the most recent edition of the AAM Reality Index.

Japanese startup Hien Aero Technologies has conducted a hover test with its proof-of-concept Dr-One V2B hybrid turbine-electric uncrewed aircraft.

Volocopter has received an extension to its Production Organization Approval from Germany’s aviation authority.

Eve Air Mobility has selected Spain’s Aciturri to supply wing skins, spars and leading and trailing edges for its eVTOL aircraft.

Two of Germany’s large aerospace suppliers seek better access to the U.S. market and Boeing, with very different approaches.

Uber Elevate co-founder says some companies are better positioned for success than others.

Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.

Volocopter has been aiming to obtain European Union Aviation Safety Agency type certification of the Volocopter–the first for an eVTOL–by mid-2024.

Japanese eVTOL startup SkyDrive has secured additional Series C funding through a third-party allotment of new shares to existing investor Suzuki Motor.

As Archer, Joby and Volocopter inch closer to certification, several obstacles still stand in the way.

The AAM Reality Index was little changed in December, leaving Volocopter positioned in the top-ranked slot.

Overair has received a U.S. Navy contract to develop the high-integrity individual blade control tech in its Butterfly optimum-speed tiltrotor eVTOL aircraft.

German air-taxi startup Volocopter is pressing ahead with plans to launch commercial service at the Paris Olympics next summer, despite mounting opposition.

Volocopter will be re-evaluating its plans to introduce advanced air mobility (AAM) services here after it failed to secure local “cost-sharing partners.”

In the U.S., Archer and Joby Aviation are looking to certify their eVTOL vehicles and launch commercial passenger services by 2025.

The government has released a request for proposals for an operator for the city-owned heliport.