Umiles Next Begins Flight-Testing eVTOL Air Taxi’s Autonomous Systems
Spanish company says vehicles like its Concept Integrity prototype could be operational by 2028.
Spanish company says vehicles like its Concept Integrity prototype could be operational by 2028.
Flights by Volocopter and XPeng are part of a broad move toward certification of electric air taxis.
Under the agreement, GlobeAir intends to purchase 12 Lilium Jets to provide premium and business eVTOL flights to its customer base in the French Riviera and Italy.
The four-passenger, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is the first candidate for FAA certification for autonomous, passenger-carrying air taxi, the company said.
The plan’s aggressive timeframe aims to create a pathway forward by the end of the decade.
The Embraer spinoff predicts Chicago could support a fleet of 240 air taxis by 2035.
COO of urban air mobility, Tom Anderson, provides insight on future eVTOL airlines.
United signs a conditional $15 million deal with Eve to buy electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
The move validates confidence in the eVTOL sector, says the California aircraft developer.
Canada-based Horizon Aircraft has completed build-out of a half-size prototype of its hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft dubbed Cavorite X5.