electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)

CycloTech validates cycloidal-rotor propulsion, enabling precise directional control without tilting in a two-year flight campaign.

Doroni partners with TLG Aerospace to develop H1-X personal eVTOL, targeting 2027 flight and 2028 deliveries.

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Vertical Aerospace has opened its initial production facility at Cotswold Airport where it will build seven Valo eVTOL test aircraft, with first flight expected in late 2025.

Vertical Aerospace, which just appointed former Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO Fabrice Brégier as chair of its board, said it has initiated a review of strategic alternatives.

U.S. startup Poseidon Aerospace plans to fly its Egret large uncrewed cargo aircraft by year’s end after closing a $60 million Series funding round.

Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 electric trainer has completed its first flight.

Beta Technologies has launched electric aircraft operations in North Carolina under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).

Vertical Aerospace appoints Airbus veteran Fabrice Brégier as chair amid Valo certification efforts and significant funding requirements.

Joby Aviation says its J208 autonomous Cessna Caravan has completed a 3,199-mi. flight across the U.S. without control inputs from the safety pilot onboard.

Speakers at ACE stress that innovation in business aviation must prioritize human needs over technology, with AI and eVTOLs as tools, not replacements.

The Airplane Farm’s PowerWing eVTOL aims to redefine personal flight with a minimalist design, leveraging FAA’s new Part 22 rules for light sport aircraft.

Joby Aviation has begun air taxi demonstration flights in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The German aerospace center DLR is looking to construct vertiport infrastructure at its Cochstedt facility to better assess how future operations might work.

DLR low-altitude tests; Dronamics uncrewed cargo trials; DARPA’s first Lift Challenge; Tekever VTOL uses hydraulic propulsion; and Sceye lighter-than-air HAPS.

The FAA’s eIPP is accelerating real-world operations with a diverse range of advanced aircraft and missions.

Archer Aviation will expand U.S. city-to-city testing of its Midnight electric air taxi, starting in Northern California and extending to Southern California, Texas and Florida.

South Korea will launch RISE in 2027, advancing UAM technologies toward urban commercial operations targeted for 2032.

Business aviation companies advance eVTOL, drone, FBO, avionics, seaplane and emergency-air-mobility initiatives.

German defense electronics specialist Hensoldt has signed an agreement with ePlane to provide a suite of avionics systems to the Indian startup’s e200X eVTOL aircraft.

Schneider Electric warns eVTOL growth could face bottlenecks from power infrastructure challenges, urging agnostic charging systems and better grid planning.

Zuri unveils hybrid-electric cargo VTOL, aiming for faster revenue with maritime logistics while pursuing passenger aircraft development.

Chinese ultralight eVTOL makers, powered by lower domestic costs, are setting their sights on the U.S. market against a backdrop of tightening export controls.

Katherine Lemke is a 2026 20 Twenties winner and an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech. Her innovative work focuses on advancing sustainable aviation and applied aerospace design through cutting-edge propulsion systems and autonomous vehicle technology.

Singapore's Nanyang Technological University has completed the first flight-test campaign of an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, marking a milestone for the city-state's aerospace industry as its first aircraft designed, engineered and built domestically.