Embraer’s Eve Nears Merger With Zanite SPAC
A shareholder proxy vote on the union that would take Embraer’s eVTOL company public has been scheduled for May 6.
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What Will Self-Flying Air Taxi Vertiports Look Like?
California-based Wisk Aero has released a “first-of-its kind” report detailing how vertiports and related systems and infrastructure could better accommodate automated electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis.
Lilium eVTOL Moves Closer to Next Phase of Type Certification
Germany-based Lilium (NASDAQ: LILM) has submitted proposals to the European Union’s aviation regulatory agency for how its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft will comply with type certification requirements.
USAF Accelerates Flight Testing of Unique Single-Seat Hexa eVTOL
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Austin, Texas-based Lift Aircraft with a new contract to continue developing its unique, single-seat, ultralight, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft called Hexa.
Deutsche Bank Identifies Archer Aviation as a Buy for Investors
Influential financial heavyweight Deutsche Bank (NYSE; DB) says the eVTOL industry is ripe for disruption, singling out Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) as a stock to buy.
China’s EHang Reports Largest Pre-Order Yet for Its Autonomous Air Taxi
China-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Ehang (NASDAQ: EH) has received the largest pre-order yet for its two-seat autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV), the EH216.
Oshkosh’s Wittman Airport to Build ‘first eVTOL Vertiport in the Americas’
A vertiport for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft will be built this summer at Oshkosh’s Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH)—site of one of the world’s largest airshows.
Lilium Begins eVTOL Flight Tests in Spain
Germany-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi developer Lilium has begun flying its fifth generation air taxi demonstrator at a facility in Villacarrillo, Spain.
EHang Expects Chinese Certification of Autonomous Air Taxi by Mid-2022
Electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer EHang said it’s planning to win type certification in China of its 216-S two-seat, autonomous air taxi by the middle of 2022.
EASA Issues ‘World’s First’ Design Specs on eVTOL Vertiports
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issues the “world’s first” design guidance for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, as the FAA lags behind.
