Air Taxis

An audit aimed at examining the FAA’s certification process for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis is expected to begin by the end of this month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General.

Joby Aviation announced Wednesday it’s partnering with Canada-based CAE to develop and qualify flight simulators that will be used to train electric air taxi pilots.

FlightSafety International partners with fractional aircraft ownership company NetJets and Germany-based Lilium to help train pilots to fly electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis.

Joby Aviation is targeting the U.K. for the first time, as the California-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi developer widens its international scope.

Fractional aircraft ownership company NetJets has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to buy 150 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis from Germany-based Lilium (NASDAQ: LILM).

The FAA solicits public comment on a draft document detailing requirements for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vertiports.

Hyundai’s air taxi company, Supernal, has signed a formal agreement with Miami, Florida, intended to pave the way for air taxi operations as soon as 2028.

Experts weigh in on how electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis will fly autonomously and how aircraft controlled by artificial intelligence/machine learning systems might respond during life-and-death situations.

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Volocopter revealed a detailed plan this week to launch an urban air mobility (UAM) ecosystem in Singapore as soon as 2024.

The California-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer and All Nippon Airways aim to create a ride-sharing air taxi service in Japan.