CityAirbus NextGen’s imminent power-on is the latest in a year of exciting developments. Here’s an update on the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype with Balkiz Sarihan, Head of Urban Air Mobility at Airbus. Continue reading
Category Archives: Urban Air Mobility
InterGlobe Enterprises and Archer Aviation Plan to Launch All-Electric Air Taxi Service Across India in 2026
InterGlobe Enterprises, India’s foremost travel and hospitality conglomerate and Archer Aviation Inc., a manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of partnering to launch and operate an all-electric air taxi service in India, subject to appropriate regulatory approvals and clearances. Continue reading
Ohio State University Students Learn About AFWERX and Advanced Air Mobility
Aerospace engineering students from Ohio State University were invited to Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, Ohio, to learn about AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, and Advanced Air Mobility earlier in November 2023. Continue reading
Skyports Infrastructure and Partners Publish ConOps for AAM in Japan
Skyports Infrastructure has announced its involvement in the next phase of research for a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for advanced air mobility (AAM) for the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The company will continue to work alongside its ConOps partners Kanematsu Corporation, Japan Airlines and Eve Air Mobility to define Japan’s framework for the development and implementation of advanced air mobility operations in Japan. Continue reading
China Finds Europe’s Achilles Heel – Spain
EHang Holdings Limited has announced the inauguration of its first European UAM Centre in Spain. Located inside the Lleida–Alguaire International Airport (“LEDA”). Continue reading
ANRA Technologies Helps Estonia U-Space Sandbox Successfully Concludes First Test Flights
ANRA Technologies (ANRA) in partnership with the Estonian Transport Administration, the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency and the Tartu Science Park Foundation established a drone testing facility in Estonia for the wide-scale development and deployment of uncrewed aviation technologies. Continue reading
EHang: Where Have All The Drones Gone ?
This is the third article written on EHang. The first two were very bullish, and the second, Buy it now and buy it big, turned into a very profitable trade. I updated the comments section of that article with my technical charts and updates on the trades as they progressed. Here is a link if you would like to read it. Continue reading
EASA Proposes Rules for VTOL Operations, Including Air Taxis
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has proposed rules for safe operations of Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft (VTOL), which includes air taxis, paving the way for these innovative aircraft to take to the skies in Europe’s cities. Continue reading