German air rescue service ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two VoloCity electric air taxis from Volocopter to prepare for operational emergency medical service tests of the piloted multicopters in 2023.
EHang has received an experimental flight permit in Austria allowing it to begin flight trials of the two-seat EH216 autonomous air vehicle with partner FACC.
South Korean automaker Hyundai has restated its ambition to dominate the global urban air mobility market and outlined plans to develop a family of passenger and cargo vehicles to be fielded beginning in 2026.
Joby Aviation has become the first manufacturer to receive airworthiness approval for its electric air taxi under the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime initiative.
German startup Lilium has partnered with Lufthansa Flight Training to develop a pilot sourcing and training program that will support its planned global deployment of regional air mobility services.
Germany’s Volocopter has committed to launching air taxi service in Singapore within three years using its piloted two-seat VoloCity all-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Joby Aviation has signed a long-term supply agreement with Toray Advanced Composites for materials to support production of the California-based aerospace manufacturer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) urban air transport aircraft.
Chinese electric air taxi developer EHang is adapting its business model to become an operator as well as the manufacturer of its autonomous air vehicles.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have revised their bilateral arrangement to cover the certification of aviation innovations such as eVTOL aircraft.
The FAA on Nov. 23 released proposed airworthiness criteria for four small unmanned aircraft systems, bringing to 10 the number of drones that are positioned to earn design approvals from the agency.
The FAA on Nov. 20 released for comment proposed airworthiness standards for six small unmanned aircraft systems as a step toward issuing its first-ever regulatory certifications of drone designs.
The FBI on Nov. 19 arrested a Hollywood, California, man on charges that he crashed a drone into a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter in September.
A survey of potential urban air taxi users by German research organization Fraunhofer and vehicle developer Volocopter reveals a high demand for safety but a split on whether the aircraft should be piloted.
A technology enabling real-time detection of clear air turbulence is to be tested on flights of a high-altitude unmanned aircraft from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
