New FAA certification frees Archer Aviation to assemble eVTOL pilot team The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given Archer Aviation the green light to begin assembling a team of… ByIan MolyneauxFebruary 19, 20251 comment
Volocopter teams up with Jet Systems to bring eVTOL aircraft services to Paris The German electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter is teaming up with Jet Systems Hélicoptères Services… ByIan MolyneauxFebruary 19, 2025
Indian eVTOL developer ePlane signs $1B agreement for 788 air ambulances An Indian electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) reportedly… ByIan MolyneauxFebruary 17, 20251 comment
Vertical Aerospace and its VX4 eVTOL makes you believe the future is possible After a few past wobbles, Vertical Aerospace has the feel of a company that is entering a new… ByIan MolyneauxFebruary 7, 2025
Airbus pauses development of CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL program Airbus announced on January 27, 2025, that it is pausing the development of its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical… ByMiquel RosJanuary 28, 2025
Serbia to acquire three Archer Midnight eVTOLs for Expo 2027 Belgrade Serbia is looking to acquire three units of Archer Aviation’s Midnight eVTOL aircraft to be used during the… ByMiquel RosJanuary 23, 20251 comment
Horizon Aircraft signs deal with helicopter operator for five hybrid eVTOLs The hybrid electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Horizon Aircraft has signed an agreement with a Chilean… ByIan MolyneauxJanuary 13, 2025
Vertical Aerospace performs piloted thrustborne flight test in full-scale eVTOL UK-based electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace has become only the second company in… ByIan MolyneauxJanuary 8, 2025
German eVTOL aircraft developer Volocopter files for insolvency The German electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Volocopter has filed for insolvency while seeking new… ByIan MolyneauxDecember 30, 20241 comment
eVTOL developer Lilium lays off almost all staff, German media reports Lilium may have laid off around 1,000 employees, almost all of its staff, on December 20, 2024, according… ByMiquel RosDecember 23, 2024
Why are leading aerostructures suppliers flocking to the eVTOL industry? After years spent developing countless renderings, concept experimentation and tests, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft… ByMiquel RosDecember 14, 20241 comment
Eve Air Mobility and Helicopters Inc. sign agreement for up to 50 eVTOL aircraft The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Eve Air Mobility has reached an agreement with Helicopters Inc.… ByIan MolyneauxDecember 5, 2024
Archer deal with Japan Airlines startup includes plans for 100 eVTOL purchase A new agreement between electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Archer Aviation and a Japan Airlines startup… ByIan MolyneauxNovember 7, 2024
CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL prototype records first lift-off during flight test The CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL prototype has recorded its first lift-off during the flight test campaign in Donauwörth, Germany. … ByIan MolyneauxNovember 6, 2024
BETA Technologies receives order for 20 eVTOL aircraft from Metro Aviation Vermont-based advanced air mobility developer BETA Technologies has received an order for 20 ALIA-250 electric vertical takeoff and… ByMiquel RosNovember 5, 2024
Joby showcases its eVTOL in Japan for the first time Joby Aviation performed a flight demonstration in Japan on November 2, 2024. This was the first flight of… ByMiquel RosNovember 3, 2024
Eve Air Mobility secures additional $50 million to continue eVTOL development Eve Air Mobility, Embraer’s publicly-listed electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, announced on October 30, 2024,… ByMiquel RosOctober 31, 20241 comment
Leading eVTOL developers react as FAA approves revolutionary aircraft category The world’s leading electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developers have been reacting to news that the Federal… ByIan MolyneauxOctober 23, 2024